Trains and Technology: CarsVolume 2 of 'Trains and Technology' is devoted to railroad cars of nineteenth-century America. Since the variety of cars used during the nineteenth century was huge, the book is divided into three sections- passenger, freight, and non-revenue cars. The easily understood, jargon-free discussions and explanations throughout the book are accompanied by over 225 illustrations and accurate scale drawings of the various equipment. |
Contents
From Imlay Coach to Pullman Palace | 11 |
From Cab to Caboose | 98 |
For Workin on the Railroad | 149 |
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