Field Guide to Trains: Locomotives and Rolling Stock (Voyageur Field Guides)
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| Rating | : | 4.95 (784 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0760349975 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 208 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-04-12 |
| Language | : | English |
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Very disappointed with author Very disappointed with author. Have read many of his offerings. This book had only a few pictures of each class of engines he chose. Missed several class of engines such as GP-38 & GO 50 for example.. Excellent T This is excellent. Have not found a guide that covers everything on rails before this.. Javier Ortiz said Limited Book on General Locomotives and Rolling Stock. I am disappointed with the book. Great limited to information about individual locomotives and rolling stock. I assume hard to load all the equipment information on a book on "Limited Book on General Locomotives and Rolling Stock" according to Javier Ortiz. I am disappointed with the book. Great limited to information about individual locomotives and rolling stock. I assume hard to load all the equipment information on a book on 208 pages. They had to condense the information to make it work. I had purchase other books from the author and its been good books but this one it fell through. If you want an unde. 08 pages. They had to condense the information to make it work. I had purchase other books from the author and its been good books but this one it fell through. If you want an unde
“This book will be a useful guide for anyone interesting in learning more about railroading today. And like any good field guide, it will be a useful tool for answering the age-old question “what the heck was that?” whenever a train passes by.” - Booklist
Buy locomotives and certain car types for your model layout. This is simply the handiest field guide for families and railroad buffs that you'll ever find.. Field Guide to Trains: Locomotives and Rolling Stock is the source for easy-to-digest information on locomotives and cars. Model railroaders will also find this book indispensible, as it offers myriad ideas for realistic train systems.The book is divided by diesel-electric locomotives, self-propelled passenger trains, passenger cars, freight cars, rail transit, and preserved equipment at museums and excursion steam locomotives. The containers, flat cars, and boxcars pulled by these locomotives carry diverse freight, and the variety of these cars is wide. No Great American road trip would be complete without seeing trains streaming across wild prairies and through thick forests. It also touches on historic diesels, vintage trams, ma