Trains - The Magazine of Railroading, June 1970 *UNDER CATENARY (AND BESIDE THIRD RAIL) ... FOR THE FIRST TIME - TRAINS GOES ALL ELECTRIC*
by Multiple Contributors
- Used
- Good
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
-
Ladysmith, British Columbia, Canada
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
USA: Kalmbach, 1969. Book. Good. Paperback. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Features: Ben W. Heineman; The great Tug-of-War - pushing match at Kent, Washington on 22 February, 1920 between a GE 261-ton bipolar No. 10254 vs. a 278 ton 2-6-6-2 Mallet No. 9520; Classics under catenary (and beside third rail) - from the power in the trolley to the motors fed, electrification has had a common theme - nonstandardization - B&O No. 1 was first, Central's tinplate prototype, New Haven's A.C./D.C. box-cab motors, Norfolk & Western's side-rod box-cabs, Milwaukee's bipolar gearless motors, The Classic GG1, Great Northern Had the Biggest; Muskingum's prototype for the future; The when and if of wires; Those Russian Electrics; The Mystique of Electrification - when we regarded electric traction as noncontagious - hence safe; First Generation M.U. Average wear. Unmarked. Small white sticker on back cover..
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Bookseller
- RareNonFiction.com (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 842a4754
- Title
- Trains - The Magazine of Railroading, June 1970 *UNDER CATENARY (AND BESIDE THIRD RAIL) ... FOR THE FIRST TIME - TRAINS GOES ALL ELECTRIC*
- Author
- Multiple Contributors
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Kalmbach
- Place of Publication
- USA
- Date Published
- 1969
- Keywords
- Trains - The Magazine of Railroading, June 1970 *UNDER CATENARY (AND BESIDE THIRD RAIL) ... FOR THE FIRST TIME - TRAINS GOES ALL ELECTRIC* Ben W. Heineman; The great Tug-of-War - pushing match at Kent, Washington on 22 February, 1920 between a GE 261-ton
- Bookseller catalogs
- Transportation;
- Size
- 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall
Terms of Sale
RareNonFiction.com
All items packed very securely in sturdy new cardboard cartons and shipped promptly with tracking and full insurance. Higher value items double- or triple-boxed. In addition to traditional payment methods we are pleased to accept BTC, ETH, LTC and DASH.
About the Seller
RareNonFiction.com
Biblio member since 2003
Ladysmith, British Columbia
About RareNonFiction.com
Full-time specialists in rare nonfiction books and vintage magazines since 2001. Our inventory of over 20,000 items is wonderfully diverse and constantly growing. All items shipped in sturdy new cardboard cartons with tracking and full insurance. As proud members IOBA we adhere to its code of ethics. Phone: 1-877-660-6118 or +1-250-245-8959. Email: info@rarenonfiction.com.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...