Publisher’s Synopsis
‘The American Diesel Locomotive’ was written to focus the public eye on an industry, a piece of Americana, that occupies an embattled, somewhat undetermined niche in United States history in the latter portion of the century. It is what the one industry that made this country the industrial giant that it is today and is likely to be the one that will help shape the future. Oddly enough, this powerful force in our lives as fast fading from the awareness of many people. Railroading is a complicated and involved business. The most outstanding objects of railroading, the Diesel Locomotives, pull the trains that transport passengers and commodities. There are more than 125 types of diesel locomotives at work on American railroads today. These types grouped by virtue of the similarities, form classes of locomotives. The text shows the striking sameness of American railroading while illustrating great differences in some Diesel locomotives.
 
The Oakwood Press; 1980. Paperback. Reprint, 1980. Locomotion Papers No. 10. 44 pp. B/w illustrations. Very good condition. Pre-owned. ISBN:0498016676