Relive train travel's earliest days with this splendidly illustrated story of steam locomotion, from "teakettles" to "titans." Working from builders' specifications, old engravings, and written contemporaneous accounts, author Reed Kinert re-creates, in accurate renderings, the earliest locomotives — many of which were built and used before the advent of photography. Republication of the Seattle, 1962 edition.
American Locomotives in Historic Photographs: 1858 to 1949 by Ron Ziel A rare collection of 126 meticulously detailed official photographs, called "builder portraits," majestically chronicle the rise of steam locomotive power in America. Introduction. Detailed captions.
