Decade of the Trains: The 1940s
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287 pages, Hundreds of pictures. One of Don Ball's best This description may be from another edition of this product.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0821207598
ISBN13:9780821207598
Release Date:January 1980
Publisher:Bulfinch Press
Length:287 Pages
Weight:2.51 lbs.
Dimensions:0.7" x 10.1" x 11.1"
Customer Reviews
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Rated 5 starsIf You Enjoy Steam Power
By Thriftbooks.com User,
Anyone who loves the steam locomotives will really enjoy this book. Read all about RR's in the 40's. A great book.
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Rated 5 starsDECADE OF THE TRAINS
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THERE WERE SHIPPING PROBLEMS THE SELLER RESOLVED SO I WAS ABLE TO GET THE BOOK. I REALLY APPRECIATE HER EFFORTS.
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Rated 5 starsExcellent View of the Railroad Era
By Thriftbooks.com User,
This is an informative and well-photographed look at U.S. railroads during the war decade of the 1940's. Authors Don Ball and Rogers Whitaker provide an excellent view of this once-mighty industry. Readers see what it was like to be a railroad engineer ("hogger") at the controls of a powerful steam engine on a mile-long freight train. We see the coal-shoveling fireman and ever-watchful brakeman that joined him up front,...
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