Early American Steam Locomotives

by Reed Kinert

Overview

Relive the early days of train travel with this exciting illustrated story of steam locomotion. Working with great love and skill from builders' specifications, old engravings, and contemporaneous accounts, author Reed Kinert recreates, in exacting detail, illustrations of the earliest locomotives—many of which were built and used before the advent of photography.More than 100 illustrations, many in color, portray the venerable "iron horses"—from the tiny Tom Thumb (which, early in its career, lost a race to a horse-drawn wagon) to vertical "teakettles" and "grasshoppers," and the streamlined "titans," outfitted with bells, whistles, and lights. Railroading enthusiasts, model rail hobbyists, and Americana buffs will be delighted with this expert pictorial-guided tour through the early days of the "iron horse."

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780486141404
Publisher:	Dover Publications
Publication date:	10/04/2012
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	160
File size:	17 MB
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About the Author

Reed Kinert

Table of Contents

Author's NoteI. America's First Steam LocomotiveII. America's Second and Third Steam LocomotivesIII. The Iron Horse Begins to Take OverIV. Another Watchmaker AppearsV. During Which Steady Progress Is MadeVI. The "Grasshoppers" Have Their DayVII. The Wondrous Steam Engine GrowsVIII. Canals, Roads and RailroadsIX. Bells, Whistles, Headlights and Other "Extras"X. New Rails and Larger EnginesXI. Mud Diggers, Camels and High DriversXII. The Wild Iron HorseXIII. The American Type LocomotiveXIV. The Glorious Iron HorseXV. Civil War and Rails WestXVI. Cylinders, Boilers, Coal and Huge EnginesXVII. Eulogy of SteamSpecification ChartIndex