American locomotives : an engineering history, 1830-1880 / John H. White Jr.
Edizione:
Rev. and expanded ed.
Pubblicazione:
Baltimore : The Johns Hopkins university press, 1997.
Descrizione fisica:
XXVI, 593 p. : ill. ; 24 cm
Contiene:
Indice: List of illustrations. Preface to the revised and expanded edition. Preface. A note on sources. Pt. 1. Era of fundamental locomotive design: 1. Introduction 2. British imports 3. American locomotive builders 4. Materials used in locomotive construction 5. Locomotive types and wheel arrangements 6. Performance 7. Fuel. Pt. 2. Components: 8. Boilers and boiler accessories 9. Runnibg gears 10. Miscellaneous considerations. Pt. 3. Representative American locomotives. Pt. 4. More representative locomotives. Pt. 5.: Comments and new information. Appendix section. Bibliografy. Index
