American Locomotives in Historic Photographs: 1858 to 1949
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This rare collection of 126 builder portraits of American
locomotives offers an exciting cavalcade of images that chronicle
the momentous rise of steam locomotive power in America. Builder
portraits are especially prized by railway historians because they
are the exacting official photographs of new models taken before
repairs, alterations, and weathering altered their original
appearance. The builder portraits reprinted here were selected from
the William A. Rogers collection, a priceless archive of images
documenting the history of American steam locomotion from the
pre-Civil War era to the mid-20th century.While the accent in this
book is on the oldest and rarest photographs in the Rogers
collection, many modern portraits are included as well to
demonstrate how highly developed the American steam locomotive had
become before the advent of dieselization. Among the engines
depicted are the Espana, a diminutive model built for the Spanish
government in 1858; engine no. 216 of the Pennsylvania Railroad, a
fearsome apparition of Gothic character built in 1861; the Chimbote
Emilia, an inspection engine built for railroad company officials
in 1868 that is considered a masterpiece of the engine builder's
art; and a Union Pacific 1940s' Big Boy, the largest and heaviest
type of steam locomotive ever built.Clearly, builder portraits are
the most revealing record possible of the evolution of the American
steam locomotive. This rich selection offers railroading historians
and enthusiasts a peerless record of a great age in railway
history. Railroading expert Ron Zeil's introduction and captions
provide readers with a brief railroading background, a commentary
on the art of the builder portrait and key details on each
locomotive depicted.
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