Description: RailroadTreasures offers the following item: Ultimate Train by Peter Herring w dust jacket History of Trains, photo gallery Ultimate Train by Peter Herring Hard Cover w/ dust jacket 168 pages Copyright 2000 CONTENTS PART ONE THE HISTORY OF TRAINS 6-25 PART TWO ULTIMATE TRAINS 26-141 1800-1840 BRITAIN LEADS AND THE WORLD FOLLOWS 28-39 THE FIRST LOCOMOTIVES 30 ROCKET 32 EUROPE 34 GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY 36 NORTH AMERICA 38 1840-1870 NORTH AMERICA COMES TO THE FORE 40-51 EUROPE 42 CRAMPTON 44 NORTH AMERICA 46 THATCHER PERKINS 48 UNION PACIFIC 50 1870-1900 TRAINS DIVERSIFY AND LINK THE WORLD 52-67 EUROPE 54 NORTH AMERICA 56 EARLY URBAN TRAINS 58 CANADIAN PACIFIC 60 WORLD TRAINS 62 F CLASS 0-6-0 64 MOUNTAIN TRAINS 66 1900-1920 AN AGE OF LUXURY CUT SHORT BY WAR 68-85 PASSENGER TRAINS 70 PARIS-ORLEANS PACIFIC 72 WORLD FREIGHT 74 TRANS-SIBERIAN RAILWAY 76 EARLY ELECTRICS 78 CROCODILE 80 WORLD WAR I 82 SPECIAL PURPOSE 84 1920-1940 THE PURSUIT OF SPEED AND ELEGANCE 86-101 CLASSIC STEAM 88 NORD PACIFIC 90 ORIENT EXPRESS 92 EARLY DIESELS 94 STREAMLINED STEAM 96 MALLARD 98 ELECTRICS 100 1940-1970 THE NEW POWER GENERATION 102-123 WORLD WAR II 104 ARTICULATED STEAM 106 UNION PACIFIC BIG BOY 108 THE BLUE TRAIN 112 DIESELS 114 DELTIC 116 LATE STEAM 118 ELECTRICS 120 TOKAIDO SHINKANSEN 122 1970-2000 FAST-FORWARD INTO THE FUTURE 124-141 PASSENGER DIESELS 126 INDIAN PACIFIC 128 WORLD FREIGHT 130 SD-45 FREIGHT DIESEL 132 HIGH-SPEED ELECTRICS 134 THE CHANNEL TUNNEL 136 RAPID TRANSIT 138 TRANSRAPID TROT 140 PART THREE RAILROAD INNOVATORS 142-161 GLOSSARY 162 INDEX 164 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 168 ULTIMATE TRAIN IS AN INVALUABLE SOURCE OF REFERENCE FOR THE SEASONED RAILROAD ENTHUSIAST AND THE CURIOUS TRAVELER ALIKE, PACKED WITH A WEALTH OF FASCINATING INFORMATION ABOUT THE EVOLUTION OF TRAINS AND LOCOMOTIVES. All pictures are of the actual item. There may be reflection from the lights in some photos. We try to take photos of any damage. If this is a railroad item, this material is obsolete and no longer in use by the railroad. Please email with questions. Publishers of Train Shed Cyclopedias and Stephans Railroad Directories. Large inventory of railroad books and magazines. Thank you for buying from us. Shipping charges US Shipments: Ebay will add $1.25 each additional items, there are a few exceptions. Ebay Global shipping charges are shown. These items are shipped to Kentucky and forwarded to you. Ebay collects the shipping and customs / import fees. Refunds may be issued if you add multiple items to your cart and pay with one payment. For direct postage rates to these countries, send me an email. Shipping varies by weight. Payment options Payment must be received within 7 days. Paypal is accepted. Terms and conditions All sales are final. Returns accepted if item is not as described. Contact us first. No warranty is stated or implied. Please e-mail us with any questions before bidding. Thanks for looking at our items.
Price: 15 USD
Location: Talbott, Tennessee
End Time: 2024-12-27T20:44:53.000Z
Shipping Cost: 7 USD
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