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The American Railroad Passenger Car Paperback - 1978

by John H. White


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  • Title The American Railroad Passenger Car
  • Author John H. White
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition First Edition
  • Pages 699
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, MD
  • Date 1978
  • Illustrated Yes
  • ISBN 9780801819650 / 0801819652
  • Weight 6.34 lbs (2.88 kg)
  • Dimensions 12.66 x 10.45 x 1.85 in (32.16 x 26.54 x 4.70 cm)
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 77001141
  • Dewey Decimal Code 625.230
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*The American Railroad Passenger Car recaptures the lost, but not-too-distant past when 98 percent of all intercity travel in the United States was by rail. Documenting in extraordinary detail - ingenuity, splendor of the classic trains as well as the rattle -clatter,dust, cinders of early rail travel. A record of changes in taste -technology with clarity- precision,explaining the methods of construction of wood, iron, steel, aluminum cars. Tracing - evolution of wheels & brakes, dining cars, sleeping compartments, the revolutions in taste & technology that dramatically altered the appearance of the railroad passenger car over the century and a half that it dominated American travel. Extraordinary resource for railroad hobbyists Detailed plans / diagrams accompanying the text make it possible for model-builders to reconstruct many famous passenger cars themselves...Appendixes contain biographies of coach builders and designers; numerous tables comparing models, materials, and prices; a chronology of… Read More
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C1b: The Johns Hopkins University Press. Very Good. 1978. Second Printing. Hardcover. Hardcover. Folio. The Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, MD. 1978. 704 pgs. Illustrated. Second Printing. DJ has light shelf-wear present to the DJ extremities (DJ is chipped and worn). Bound in cloth boards with titles present to the spine and front board. Boards have shelf-wear present to the extremities (boards are sunned and faded along the front board and spine). No ownership marks present. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. The American Railroad Passenger Car recaptures the lost, but not-too-distant past when 98 percent of all intercity travel in the United States was by rail. It documents in extraordinary detail the ingenuity and splendor of the classic trains as well as the rattle and clatter, the dust and cinders of early rail travel. An unparalleled record of changes in taste and technologyWith clarity and precision, White explains the methods of construction of… Read More
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