Diesel Locomotives: The First 50 Years: A Guide to Diesels Built Before 1972 (Railroad Reference, No. 10)

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Summary: A Wonderful Starting Place
Review: This is an excellent book for someone just starting (or restarting) into the world of railroads (like myself). It provides not only information about diesel locomotives built before 1972, but background about each manufacturer, details of special modifications, locomotive repowerings, and even detail photos of common truck assemblies. Subjects are organized first by manufacturer, then in basic chronological order by specification (normally-aspirated, turbocharged, gas-turbine, etc). It's a fine overview of the first days of diesel.

Rating:
Summary: A Wonderful Starting Place
Review: This is an excellent book for someone just starting (or restarting) into the world of railroads (like myself). It provides not only information about diesel locomotives built before 1972, but background about each manufacturer, details of special modifications, locomotive repowerings, and even detail photos of common truck assemblies. Subjects are organized first by manufacturer, then in basic chronological order by specification (normally-aspirated, turbocharged, gas-turbine, etc). It's a fine overview of the first days of diesel.

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Summary: a standard work!
Review: This is the place to learn concisely and with nice pictures about all the different older diesel engines. Recommended!