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F Units The Diesels That Did It Golden Years of Railroading Jeff Wilson SoftCove
F Units The Diesels That Did It Golden Years of Railroading by Jeff Wilson
Soft Cover 2000
128 Pages Indexed
Description:
A photographic tribute to the breakthrough F unit. 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. Rarely seen vintage photos from the David P. Morgan Memorial Library show F units hard at work during this period.
*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
THE GOLDEN YEARS OF F UNITS
No locomotives better symbolized the coming of the diesel era than Electro- Motive Division's F units. Starting with the first FT of 1939, F units proved that diesels could perform as well as steam in heavy mainline freight service. Many steam fans never forgave Fs for knocking steam from mainline freight service, and Fs themselves were subsequently vanquished by later Geeps, U-Boats, and Centuries. But their attractiveness, reliability, power, and versatility earned the Fs an enduring spot in railroading's Golden Years.
Contents
The FT: The Diesel That Did It 5
F Units in Production:
Inside EMD's La Grange Plant9
F Units Model by Model 14
F Units Hard at Work 28
F Units Today 124
Dedication 126
Index 127
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