American Railroad Freight Car: From the Wood-Car Era to the Coming of Steel

Title: American Railroad Freight Car: From the Wood-Car Era to the Coming of Steel
Author: John H White
I: 1708985
ISBN: 9780801852367
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
Published: 1995
Binding: Paperback
Language: English
Edition: First Paperback Edition
Number of Pages: 656
Section: Technology & Engineering | Engineering (General)
Condition Note: Clean, unmarked copy with some edge wear. Good binding. Dust jacket included if issued with one. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.
Publisher Description: In this sequel to his best-selling "American Railroad Passenger Car," John White forever changes the freight car's lowly image. Including hundreds of historical photographs and detailed bluprints, "The American Railroad Freight Car" establishes the sophistication and expertise that marked the development of freight cars in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Along with an overview of freight transportation's historical importance, White offers detailed accounts of technological developments and examines lesser known aspects of everyday freight service such as yard mangement, train operations, and the origins of the interchange system.