The Norfolk & Western railroad was Americas last holdout for steam - in 1954 every locomotive on its roster was steam powered. Yet, by 1960, every N&W train was diesel powered. This is the amazing story of the American railroads switch to diesel locomotives as told through the history of the Norfolk & Western. Warden tells how and why they switched to diesel, identifies N&W steam locomotives, the trains to which they were assigned, and the diesel locomotives that took their place.
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The Norfolk & Western railroad was Americas last holdout for steam - in 1954 every locomotive on its roster was steam powered. Yet, by 1960, every N&W train was diesel powered. This is the amazing story of the American railroads switch to diesel locomotives as told through the history of the Norfolk & Western. Warden tells how and why they switched to diesel, identifies N&W steam locomotives, the trains to which they were assigned, and the diesel locomotives that took their place.
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Paperback. NOT Ex-library. Very good condition. Clean pages and tight binding. Signed by author. Previous owner's name inside. Until further notice, USPS Priority Mail only reliable option for Hawaii. Proceeds benefit the Pima County Public Library system, which serves Tucson and southern Arizona.
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Very Good. Very good clean tight copy. Text free of marks. Professional book dealer since 1999. All orders are processed promptly and carefully packaged with tracking.
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Fine in fine dust jacket. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 62 p. Audience: General/trade. 1991 edition as pictured. Book is LIKE NEW. Cover shows light wear
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Near Fine. Lynchburg, Virginia, U.S.A. : T L C Pub, 1996 Book. Near Fine. Soft cover. Near Fine (marked out po name inside front cover; otherwise like new) Fourth Printing 2000.
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New. 1991, 62 pages, 8.5 x 11 in size, Paperback. Book is in Unused Condition. Inside pages are in Excellent Condition with no tears and with no notations (no pencil marks, no underlining, no highlighting, etc. )