9781582486048 - The Long Island Rail Road In Colour Volume 5: Freight Operations de Arthur J. Erdman (1 resultados)

Hardcover. Condición: New. Included with the text are a number of track diagrams for various industrial areas. There is quite a mix of locomotive paint schemes as this title covers a long range of years on the Long Island Railroad. A captivating look at how freight destined to and from Long Island was hauled by LIRR steam and diesel power, closing with a short chapter on New York & Atlantic operations. Contents: The Waning Days of Steam on the Long Island, pp. 5-18, The Demonstrators (diesel locomotives from various builders), pp. 19-21, The Diesels, pp. 22-36, New York State Takes Over the Freight Business, pp. 37-69, Conrail Operations Over the LIRR, pp. 70-79, The Decline Begins, pp. 80-99, The New York and Atlantic Railway Takes Over, pp. 100-107, Passenger Trains on Freight-Only Lines, pp. 108-128. Hardcover with jacket, 128 pages, standard portrait size, Color photographs with text and captions.