Out of steam : dieselization and American railroad,1920-1960 /

Out of Steam examines how and why American railroads embraced the diesel locomotive and abandoned the steam locomotive that had been the heart and soul of the industry for over a hundred years. It looks at the development of the diesel locomotive, how and why individual railroads decided to adopt th...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Schramm, Jeffrey W., 1969-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Bethlehem, PA : Lehigh University Press, 2010.
Temas:
Diesel locomotives > United States.
Railroads > Dieselization > United States.
Locomotives diesel > États-Unis.
Chemins de fer > Diésélisation > États-Unis.
Diesel locomotives
Railroads > Dieselization
United States
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Shiny new things
  • The care and feeding of steam and diesel locomotives
  • Dieselization deciphered
  • Dieselization deferred
  • The routes not taken : alternatives to dieselization
  • Shoveling oil : labor and social effects
  • Red markers and conclusions.

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