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Critters Dinkys & Centercabs Identification guide for small American gas and di
Critters Dinkys & Centercabs Identification guide for small American gas and diesel locomotives by Jay Reed
Soft Cover
Copyright 2000
192 pages
6 X 9 inches
CONTENTS
Adamson 6
American Gas-O-Motive 6
American (Alco) 7
Atlas 8
Balco 11
Baldwin 12
Berkeley 14
Brookville 15
Burton 21
Canadian Locomotive 22
Caterpillar 23
Cincinnati 23
Davenport 24
EMC/EMD/GMD 34
Euclid 36
General Electric 37
Goodman 86
Greensburg 86
Heisler 87
Holt 87
Jeffrey 87
Lakewood 88
Lima 88
Mack 88
Mancha 90
Mc Keen 90
Midwest 91
Milwaukee 93
Minster 97
National Mine 97
Plymouth 98
Porter 145
Prouty 155
Republic 155
Rogers 156
Skagit 157
Vulcan 158
Westinghouse 164
Whitcomb 166
engines 182
At last, a (reasonably) comprehensive field guide for small US-made gas & Diesel locomotives. And not a moment too soon. In a world where bigger is always better, and rubber running on asphaltic macadam nearly always beats steel on steel, locomotives of under 100 tons seem to be a vanishing breed.
For use as a field guide, this book ought to prove useful for 98% of what you might still find, out in the "wilds". For help in identifying locomotives in photographs, this guide ought to prove better than 80% helpful, unless you are working with an incredible collection.
One distinct hazard of indentifying small locomotives, is that these builders were, or are, ever ready to build custom designs (more so with Brookville, Davenport or Plymouth, less so with GE or Porter), so one must keep a flexible mind when viewing a locomotive that doesn't quite fit with the photos or descriptions found in this book. Also, while most identifying features of larger locomotives are found on the hood, small locomotive enthusiasts will want to pay much attention to the frame as well. Since small locomotives are more prone to substantial alteration, and the hood is one of the first things to go, the frame is often the only substantial component remaining. Being made of relatively heavy castings or plates, the frame is the last component that the self-styled locomotive surgeon attempts to alter.
While the book project is finally finished, the study of critters, dinkys and centercabs continues. To this end, I encourage anyone that can further this field of study to share their knowledge, photos or small locomotive catalogs.
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