American locomotives : an engineering history, 1830-1880 / John H. White, Jr.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

White, John H., 1933-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Steam locomotives--United States--History.

Steam locomotives.

History.

United States.

Physical Description:

xxvi, 593 pages : illustrations ; 24 x 26 cm

Edition:

Revised and expanded edition.

Place of Publication:

Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, [1997]

Summary:

In 1835, there were 175 steam locomotives in service in the United States. By 1900, that number had increased to 37,663. In this new edition of his classic work, renowned railroad historian John H. White, Jr., chronicles the explosive growth and development of the steam locomotive in America, from the first British imports to the New York elevated locomotives of the 1880s. 292 illustrations.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 577-582) and index.

ISBN:

0801857147

OCLC:

36800664