LOCOMOTIVE by Brian Solomon / Gorgeous Coffee Table Gift Book 

For auction is the hardcover with dustjacket coffee table book by Brian Solomon titled LOCOMOTIVES.  Filled with full-page glossy photographs.  This edition published in 2010 by Crestline - a division of Book Sales, Inc.  Copyright 2001 by Brian Solomon.  ISBN# 978-0-7858-2680-4.  160 Pages.  This is a large, over-sized book.  Original suggested cover price $29.95.

About the Author:  Brian Solomon is one of the most accomplished talents in the train hobby today.  He has authored many books on Railroads, and his writing and phographs have been featured in the most popular rail-fan publiscations around the world, including Trains, Railway Age ; Passenger Train Journal, and RailNews.

From the back cover:  Since the emergence of the railroads int he early 1800s, when steam engines worked across the landscape, smoke billowing from their mighty stacks, the locomotive has symbolized power and progress.  Even today, watching a locomotive speeding along the tracks fills us with notalgia for times gone by, and directs us to look ahead to the future with its ever-advancing technology.  In these pages, rail enthusiast Brian Solomon describes in detail the development of the locomotive, from the early steam designs to the latest in modern high-speed trains.  The informative text explains all the features of locomotive design and functions over the years and traces the different manufacturers and operators of these mighty machines.  The rich collection of historic and contemporary images brings to life these workhorses of the rails.  Devoted rail enthusiasts and casual obervers alike will marvel at the striking photos presented across the book's two foot long spreads, and all will soak int he fascinating history of the locomotive.

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