F Units: The Diesels That Did It (Golden Years of Railroading)
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| Rating | : | 4.78 (637 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0890243743 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 128 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Corey Ifert said Five Stars. Great book!. "A Railroad Library ESSENTIAL" according to Horace Shukerve. Author Jeff Wilson undertook and delivered in this effort. His writings are truly the best contemorary treatise on THE diesel locomotive series that literally re-wrote railroading history. In "F Units - The Diesel That Did It", you will be educated on each model, and its' respective features, and also learn about "Phases" - a term used to describe subtle yet poignant differences within a given specific model. Collectively, the "F" series of locomotives, designed and built by (the) Electro-Motive Division of General Motors, started in AN. "If you like F-units, you'll LOVE this book!" according to Brian. F Units: The Diesels that did it is a book that both young and old railfans will find enjoyable. The text is comprehensible, so you need not be a die-hard train buff to understand the terminology. There are cutaway and sectional illustrations that allow the reader to distinguish between the different types of F Unit diesel locomotives, and a very complete and thorough history is provided for each locomotive. This book is chock full of pictures. Although they are all in black-and-white, they are still stunning, and they do justice to the
*Features action shots of original FTs, F3s, F7s, F9s, and more *Includes production histories and some prototype illustrations *Extends the Golden Years Series by focusing on a single locomotive. Morgan Memorial Library show F units hard at work during this period. A photographic tribute to the breakthrough F unit. Rarely seen vintage photos from the David P. Examine the diesel locomotive that essentially ran steam engines out of operation! Between the end of World War II and the 1960s, F units were the primary freight and passenger haulers for railroads all across the country