|
Covered Wagons Early Road Diesels of the Erie Lackawanna William Young SoftCover
Covered Wagons The Early Road Diesels of the Erie Lackawanna by William S Young
Soft Cover Stapled
Copyright 1976
Approx 52 pages.
The Railroading series Volume 2
Call them road diesels, call them cab units, call them covered wagons-by whatever name they were the locomotives that brought about the shift from steam. Road-switchers, although they developed alongside the covered wagons, were accepted more slowly; today's high-horsepower locomotives evolved from both. The time of the covered wagon goes back forty years-less for most railroads. So some of us who saw that time begin are also seeing it end.
My own interest in covered wagons has ebbed and flowed. In the beginning Diesels-you capitalized the word then-were as fascinating to me as steam. You needed no working knowledge of model numbers. Road-switchers were sometimes called "combination switchers" and dynamic brakes "electric brakes."
Later came distractions that tended to keep me away from road diesels, even though I was traveling a good deal. Most of my photographs of them were taken when I had become fixed in one place-after 1960 and near the Erie Lackawanna, a railroad I knew through all of its fifteen and a half years. At length I came to look on its covered wagons as engines whose styling had worn well, and as old friends I would be sorry to lose.
The Erie Lackawanna ran in six states, but the greater part of my photography was done within 40 miles of home, along parts of the railroad known for their scenery. This book, then, is intensive rather than extensive, merely some of what one man saw and remembers.
All pictures are of the actual item. There may be reflection from the lights in some photos. We try to take photos of any damage. If this is a railroad item, this material is obsolete and no longer in use by the railroad. Please email with questions. Publishers of Train Shed Cyclopedias and Stephans Railroad Directories. Large inventory of railroad books and magazines. Thank you for buying from us.
Shipping charges
US Shipments: When you add multiple items to your cart, the reduced shipping charges will automatically be calculated. For direct postage rates to other countries, send me an email. Shipping varies by weight.
Terms and conditions
All sales are final. Returns accepted if item is not as described. Contact us before making a return. No warranty is stated or implied. Please e-mail us with any questions before bidding or buying.
Thanks for looking at our items.
| 
