| Description |
104 p. : chiefly ill. (chiefly col.), col. maps ; 33 cm. |
| Contents |
The Water Level Route: the New York Central Railroad in New York State -- Union Pacific Railroad: trunk line across Wyoming -- The North American passenger train -- Rio Grande narrow gauge: remnant of another era -- The big show recreated: North American steam in excursion service -- Mexican main line: big engines south of the border -- Andean spectacular: the Belgrano Railway in northern Argentina -- Coal for the mills of Volta Redonda: Estrada de Ferro Dona Teresa Christina -- Le Mans -- The canyon of the Rio Jalon -- Crossroads of Britain: Carlisle, Shap and Beattock -- Up the escarpment: South African Railways climbs to the Highveld -- Empties uphill, ore down: the Swaziland Railway -- The Great Karroo -- The Lootsberg Pass -- Arthur's Pass: crossing New Zealand's southern alps -- Steaming to Sydney: modern steam power in New South Wales -- Java: motive power miscellany -- Hokkaido: Japanese steam in the snow. |
| Subject |
Locomotives -- Pictorial works.
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| Added Author |
Edmonson, Harold A.
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| ISBN |
0706403304 : L.1.95 |
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9780706403305 |
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