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Railroad Books:by Railroad Company:Santa Fe:Diesel Locomotives

Railroad Books:by Subject:Diesel Locomotives:Electro-Motive Division

Railroad Books:by Publisher:Santa Fe Railway H&MS


The One-Spot Twins
Author Name: Larry E. Brasher
Title: The One-Spot Twins
Book Condition: NEW CONDITION BOOK
Publisher: Santa Fe Railway H&MS 2001
ISBN Number: 0971332002 / 9780971332003
Seller ID: SFRH102

The One-Spot Twins.

The Story of the Pioneers That Assured the Success of the Transition from Steam to Diesel-Electric Locomotives on the Santa Fe Railway.

Written in large part by a man who lived with, and on, the One-Spot Twins through their entire early Super Chief service, this is also the story of early multiple unit road Diesel development on the Santa Fe as it really happened.

Chapters cover: The origins of the Diesel Electric Locomotive, Early Developments at Winton and EMC, The men behind the dream, The One-Spot Twins as built, Early Testing, The First Super Chief, Making the Twins Work - the Maintainers, The Engineers, The lightweight Super Chief, Rebuilding, and later service history.

SFRH&MS, soft cover, 128 pages, 11 x 8.5 x .5 in., profusely illustrated, one color plate, Bibliography, and Maintainers Roster.

Price = 27.95 USD


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