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Turbines Westward by Thos. R. Lee Union Pacific W/ dust jacket
Turbines Westward by Thos. R. Lee
Copyright 1975
Hard Cover with dust jacket
160 Pages
For almost twenty years the Union Pacific Railroad operated a fleet of gas turbine electric locomotives in their motive power stable to help move the heavy density of freight traffic that the historic railroad enjoys. TURBINES WESTWARD is the story of that unique chapter in railroad history, for the Union Pacific was the only railroad to own such power. A total of fifty-nine turbine locomotives saw service on the Union Pacific, and all are pictured herein as both the railroad and railfan saw them.
The distinctive cover and frontispiece painting was created by Chester J. Mack, the noted industrial designer/artist, and was made available through the courtesy of Mr. Mack and Utah Pacific of Salt Lake City.
TURBINES WESTWARD is probably not the complete story of the turbine locomotive. Many additional photographs and facts of operation will continue to surface for use in other publications, notably in George Cockle's forthcoming U.P. motive power books, and in Extra 2200 South, the Locomotive Newsmagazine; but, for the moment, the author hopes that these few pages will help relive the memories of the Union Pacific turbine era.
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