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Author:

Gruber, John E., 1936-

Title:

Classic steam : timeless photographs of North American steam railroading / John Gruber ; foreword by William L. Withuhn.

Publisher:

Fall River Press,

Copyright Date:

2009

Description:

224 p. : chiefly ill. (some col.) ; 33 cm.

Subject:

Steam locomotives--North America--Pictorial works.
Steam locomotives--North America--History--20th century.
1900 - 1999

Notes:

"Classic steam charts the final decades of steam railroading in North America, from the late 1930s through to the early 1960s" -- dust jacket. Includes bibliographical references (p. 224) and index.

Contents:

Foreword -- Introduction -- "Not as long but just as wide" -- On the narrow gauge -- "Connections to..." -- The Grand Limiteds -- The nation's arteries -- People and places -- Down by the station -- Still steaming.

ISBN:

1435114280
9781435114289

OCLC:

(OCoLC)537299844

Locations:

PRAX771 -- Cowles Library (Des Moines)