American Steam Locomotive

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American Steam Locomotive is written by Brian Solomon and published by Voyageur Press. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0760303363 (ISBN 10) and 9780760303368 (ISBN 13).

A powerful collection of yesterdays iron workhorses captured in a variety of nostalgic photographs. Solomon's thoroughly-researched text details the origins, development and growth of the steam locomotive from its earliest days right up to its final futile battles to compete with the diesel. Witness the intimate workings of old steam engines that used 20,000 gallons of water per hour! And look inside fireboxes large enough to host a dinner for 12! See these iron behemoths inside and out, in photographs of them on the tracks, as well as in shots of them being rebuilt. An action-packed profile of the mighty steam trains that once ruled the tracks.