American narrow gauge railroads
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American narrow gauge railroads
Stanford University Press, 1990
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Includes bibliographical references and index
内容説明・目次
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ISBN 9780804717311
内容説明
This is the first comprehensive, extensively illustrated account, of the growth and decline of American narrow gauge railroading. 'A treat to browse through ...An authoritative documentation of a long-gone era, the book brings to life ancient steam locomotives, railroads, and rolling stock that have mostly disappeared without trace.' New York Times Book Review 'Every so often, a book is published that deserves to be called a landmark ...American Narrow Gauge Railroads is probably the first of such calibre for the '90's.' Railfan and Railroad 'This book, which is certainly large in a physical sense, more importantly looms large with respect to the depth and quality of research and the careful and readable way in which the information is presented to the reader ...It should be hailed as a classic ...A book that belongs on the shelves of any person who cares about railroad history.' National Railway Bulletin 'This is an excellent work, and the author and publisher both deserve accolades.' Railroad History
目次
- Part I. The Narrow Gauge Movement: 1. The origins of the narrow guage movement
- 2. The economic organization of the railroads
- 3. The cost controversy
- 4. The narrow guage fever
- 5. Locomotives
- 6. Rolling stock
- 7. Physical plant
- 8. The incompatibility problem
- 9. The decline of the narrow guage
- Part II. The Individual Narrow Gauge Common Carriers: Introduction
- Alabama - Wisconsin.
- 巻冊次
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: pbk ISBN 9780804723695
内容説明
This is the first comprehensive, extensively illustrated account, of the growth and decline of American narrow gauge railroading. 'A treat to browse through ...An authoritative documentation of a long-gone era, the book brings to life ancient steam locomotives, railroads, and rolling stock that have mostly disappeared without trace.' New YorkTimes Book Review 'Every so often, a book is published that deserves to be called a landmark ...American Narrow Gauge Railroads is probably the first of such calibre for the '90's.' Railfan and Railroad 'This book, which is certainly large in a physical sense, more importantly looms large with respect to the depth and quality of research and the careful and readable way in which the information is presented to the reader ...It should be hailed as a classic ...A book that belongs on the shelves of any person who cares about railroad history.' National Railway Bulletin 'This is an excellent work, and the author and publisher both deserve accolades.' Railroad History
目次
- Part I. The Narrow Gauge Movement: 1. The origins of the narrow guage movement
- 2. The economic organization of the railroads
- 3. The cost controversy
- 4. The narrow guage fever
- 5. Locomotives
- 6. Rolling stock
- 7. Physical plant
- 8. The incompatibility problem
- 9. The decline of the narrow guage
- Part II. The Individual Narrow Gauge Common Carriers: Introduction
- Alabama - Wisconsin.
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