EMD Locomotives
by Solomon, Brian
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0760323968
- ISBN 13
- 9780760323960
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About This Item
E-187: Voyageur Press. Very Good. 2006. Hardcover. Hardcover. 4to. Published by MBI Publications, St Paul, MN. 2006. 304 pgs. Illustrated throughout. DJ has light shelf-wear present to the DJ extremities. Bound in cloth boards with titles present to the spine and front board. Boards have light shelf-wear present to the extremities. No ownership marks present. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. In February 2005, General Motors announced its decision to sell its Electro-Motive Division (EMD) , thus ending its 75-year association with one of the most renowned brands in railroading. Looking at the heritage of the venerable EMD in light of this momentous development, this monumental volume offers an overview of the great locomotive maker unprecedented in its scope and unparalleled in the spectacular quality of its photographs. Leading railroad author and photographer Brian Solomon provides an authoritative, comprehensive account of EMDs history, from its genesis in 1922 as the independent Electro-Motive Corporation, to GMs acquisition of the company in 1930, and on through the age of todays ""superpower"" locomotives. From the earliest 1920s railcars to the iconic mid-century F units, workhorse GP and SD locomotives, and Dash series; to the companys race with its chief competitor, General Electric, to reach 6,000 horsepower, EMDs complete story unfolds here in depth and detail, illustrated with a wealth of archival photos from across the country, as well as a remarkable collection of color photography from top railway photographers of the last half century. EB; 10.1 X 10.1 X 0.9 inches; 176 pages .
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- Bookseller
- Last Exit Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 62158
- Title
- EMD Locomotives
- Author
- Solomon, Brian
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0760323968
- ISBN 13
- 9780760323960
- Publisher
- Voyageur Press
- Place of Publication
- E-187
- Date Published
- 2006
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