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American Freight Train by Jim Boyd (2001, Hardcover)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherMBI Publishing Company LLC

ISBN-100760308330

ISBN-139780760308332

eBay Product ID (ePID)1854925

Product Key Features

Book TitleAmerican Freight Train

Number of Pages156 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2001

TopicRailroads / General, Railroads / History, Industries / Transportation

IllustratorYes

FeaturesRevised

GenreTransportation, Business & Economics

AuthorJim Boyd

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height0.6 in

Item Weight39.1 Oz

Item Length10 in

Item Width10 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2001-030918

TitleLeadingThe

Dewey Edition21

Dewey Decimal385/.24/0973

Edition DescriptionRevised edition

SynopsisPhotohistory examines the use of trains as freight haulers over the course of one and a half centuries. Depicts and explains the evolution of boxcars, flatcars, hoppers, refirgerator cars, tanks cars, ore jennies, auto-rack transports and more., A celebration of the American freight train! The freight train movement began as quickly as the first railroads were laid down. Since then, the freight train has become the backbone of shipping, moving food, automobiles, lumber, and thousands of other commodities. Discover the history of freight trains in America as they evolved from the early 1800s on the East Coast through today. Includes all forms of freight train activity such as types of rolling stock, operations, and much more!, Photohistory examines the use of trains as freight haulers over the course of one and a half centuries. Depicts and explains the evolution of boxcars, flatcars, hoppers, refrigerator cars, tanks cars, ore jennies, auto-rack transports and more.

LC Classification NumberTF662.B65 2001