Keefe, Kevin P.
Summary: Pere Marquette 1225 was built in 1941 at the peak of steam locomotive development. The narrative traces the 1225’s regular freight service in Michigan, its unlikely salvation from the scrapyard for preservation at Michigan State University, and the subsequent work to bring it back to steam, first by a student club and later by a railroad museum. Milestones along the way include 1225’s...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Michigan State University Press 2016
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 625 KEEChant, Christopher.
Summary: This illustrated history of steam trains makes a great gift item for train enthusiasts and railroad historians. It covers steam locomotives from its origins, its expansion through to its eventual obsoletion. It also includes a chapter on railroads in the north and south which covers Canada and Mexico. Lavishly illustrated throughout in full color and written by an author with a number of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chartwell Books 2012
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 385 CHASolomon, Brian
Contents: Steam pioneers. -- The formative years. -- The locomotive grows. -- Articulated locomotives. -- Superpower and streamliners. -- Special service engines. -- Diesel debut. -- Steam technology in the diesel age. -- American steam today.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lowe & B. Hould Pub. 2002
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 625.261 SOLSummary: A history of steam trains from the classic days of the 1920s to the twilight of the 1970s. Includes rides aboard some of America's legendary steamers.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Image/Madacy Home Entertainment 2011
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD Nonfic RCook, Richard J.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers 1974
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 625.261 COOSummary: A history of steam trains from the classic days of the 1920s to the twilight of the 1970s. Includes rides aboard some of America's legendary steamers.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Madacy Entertainment 2005
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 385.361 RAIBonds, Russell S.
Summary: In April 1862, 20 Union soldiers crossed Confederate lines to steal a locomotive called the General and destroy a critical Confederate supply line. In the aftermath half the team was executed; the half that escaped received the newly established Medal of Honor. -- publishers description.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Westholme Pub. 2007
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.785 BONSummary: Catch an unforgettable glimpse into America's storied past as you ride the rails on these rolling museums of steam and steel. Focus on the history and mechanics of the engines themselves and a bit of local history.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Questar 2002
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 385.09 GRERyan, Phillip.
Contents: Steam-powered trains -- Steam trains everywhere -- The engine.
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Publisher / Publication Date: PowerKids Press 2011
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: "The Big Books of Trains is a colorful compendium of amazing trains and locomotives that will entertain and inform children for hours. Learn all about powerful steam engines, hanging monorails, and superfast bullet trains. Featuring stunning illustrations of locomotives and fun facts, The Big Books of Trains is the ultimate first trains book, "--Page 4 of cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: DK Publishing 2016
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Place a hold to request this item.Contents: 2-8-2 no. 1534, Illinois Central -- 2-8-2 no. 5352, Burlington -- 4-8-4 no. 801, Union Pacific ; 2-12-2 no. 9007, Union Pacific -- 2-8-2 no. 2599, Chicago Northwestern -- 4-6-4 no. 4003, Burlington -- 4-6-0 no. 1353, Chicago Northwestern -- 4-8-4 no. 809 with 4-6-6-4 no. 3816, Union Pacific -- 4-8-4 no. 5629, Burlington "0-5" -- Sounds of locomotives. 3 little engines and 33 cars, version 1 --...
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Spectacular Sound Effects 1900
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD INFORMATION SOUSummary: Video scenes of steam locomotives and excursion trains set the stage for the fond memories of Americans who lived this bygone era of rail travel. Historic films and photographs capture nostalgic glimpses of small town depots and big-city terminals.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Delaney Communications 1996
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DRECarpenter, Richard C
Summary: The fifth volume of A Railroad Atlas of the United States in 1946 provides a comprehensive record of the railroad system as it existed in Iowa and Minnesota in 1946—the apex of America's post-war rail network, when steam locomotives still dominated and passenger trains stopped at towns all along the rail lines. Eventually railroad mergers, the automobile, and the airplane changed what many...
Format: cartographic
Publisher / Publication Date: Johns Hopkins University Press 2003
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1 available in Reference, Call number: R 385 CARWegman, Mark
Summary: Over the course of 15 years, author Mark Wegman researched original railroad company drawings, records, and even paint chips to render 180 color profiles, front view, top views, and interior layouts representing the steam, diesel, and electric locomotives and the passenger cars of more than 40 of the most celebrated golden-age "name" trains across the nation. Wegman's drawings are accompanied...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crestline, an imprint of Book Sales, a division of Quarto Publishing Group USA Inc. 2014
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 385 WEGHarter, Jim.
Summary: The airport terminal, the most important building type in the world of transportation, is also the site of the most ambitious and innovative achievements in 20th-century architecture. From the timber runway used during the Wright Brothers' first powered flight to modern glass-and-steel structures, from military buildings housing fighter planes to public spaces for both travel and shopping,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Johns Hopkins University Press 2005