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America’s Pioneer Mallet Old Maud A Life & Times by Gregory P Ames
Americas Pioneer Mallet Old Maud A Life & Times by Gregory P Ames
Hard Cover w/Dust jacket
142 pages
Copyright 2006
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Preface 2
Acknowledgements 2
Permissions 2
Foreword 3-7
Introduction 8-11
The Case for Old Maud - - Old Maud or Old Maude?
I. A Locomotive Big Enough for the World's Fair ....12-18
II. The Men and the Railroad Behind Old Maud 19-30
Leonor Loree - - John E. Muhlfeld - - Anatole Mallet - - A Mallet Locomotive Primer - - The Mallet engine can never become a general purpose machine - - The Case of the Missing Consolidation - - Carl J. Mellin - - A Monster of the Green-Eyed Kind
III. Mechanical Maud 31-42
No. 2400 - An Inspired Balance of Innovation & Mechanical Conservatism
IV. Old Maud Makes the Grade on the B&O 43-56
The B&O's Operational Dilemma - - Maud's Performance: the Moment of Truth - - Quotable Contemporaneous Quotes
V. Old Maud: A Narrative Chronology 57-67 1904 - 1938
VI. What's in Old Maud's Name? 68-77
Many Variations on a Theme - - A "Maud" Roster
VII. The Next Big Thing: Old Maud and the Sociology of Size 78-86
VIII. Outmoded: Old Maud's Demise 87-90
IX. Old Maud's Many Legacies 91-97
X. An Album of First Generation Mallets 98-133
Chesapeake & Ohio - - Delaware & Hudson - - Erie - - Great Northern - - Moffat Road - - Norfolk & Western - - Northern Pacific - - Santa Fe - - Southern Pacific - - Virginian
Notes & Recommended Reading 134-142
DUST JACKET INTRODUCTION
"Individual locomotives seldom have biographers. They are machines and only rarely are particular examples so novel or important that they require narratives of their existence. The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad's first Mallet, No. 2400, is one of those locomotives."
-From the Foreword by John Hankey
In the varied and interesting history of American motive power, few stories are as gripping as Old Maud's, North America's first Mallet locomotive. Once one of the most celebrated locomotives ever built, to many turn of the century Americans it was a household word. The B&O's No. 2400 was talked about and written about perhaps more than any locomotive before or since.
Yet Old Maud's story has never been completely told. Now, after a century since its early operations on the B&O proved to be such a resounding success, this book restores No. 2400 to its rightful place as a "transitional and transformational" locomotive of the first rank. Vividly told and complete with insights and quotes from its designers and contemporaries, in addition to over 150 photographs and other illustrations in black & white and color - many never before in print - this book brings to life the locomotive, the men who built it, the people who admired it, and their times as a locomotive book rarely has. North America's first Mallet was a special locomotive; it deserves a special book. Features included are:
The fascinating pre-history of the American Mallet, explored in detail.
The story of the men behind Maud, the men who built the first American Mallet and why.
The colorful and humorous story of the locomotive's nickname and its meaning to turn of the century Americans.
Detailed mechanical drawings and data about No. 2400 and its operational history.
Once the "largest locomotive in the world," No. 2400's prominence gave it special meaning as an icon of size. The economic and social significance of Americans' fascination for "Big Things," are explored.
The story of Old Maud's ill-fated scrapping.
A visual tour of Old Maud's progeny: first generation Mallets.
Above all, Old Maud's story is an intriguing one well worth the telling and reading. For all those to whom Mallet locomotives hold a special fascination, this book is an essential addition to their library. To anyone interested in the B&O, its history and motive power, or the special meaning steam locomotives held - and still do - this book is a must-read. Cultural and technological historians as well as fans of World's Fairs will also enjoy this engaging story.
"I could not imagine a finer tribute to the 2400, the B&O Railroad, or the men and women to whom these stories, and that history, ultimately belongs." - John Hankey
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