Railroad Rolling Stock (Gallery)

If you are looking for a foamers book (UK term for railspotters) which can help you identify every single rivet and detail of every type of rolling stock out there this is not your book. However, if you are a general rail fan and you are interested to know how each type of car came into being, what it does, how it works, and how it evolved as railroads evolved AND if you care to read the text, this is a very good book.As I was reading through each section I was repeatedly impressed how the book clearly and thoroughly lays out each type of car and why they exist. For instance, tank cars can be insulated or uninsulated, pressurized and non-pressurized, and can (often) contain baffles to keep the liquids from sloshing around. The little domes on the top of (mostly unpressurized) tank cars allow for expansion of liquid if the contents become hot.Regarding cabooses, their use for the conductor to fill out paperwork, to look up the train for smoke coming from axles in the train which have run out of oil, and in general for looking for defects on the current trains tracks and parallel tracks are some of the information you will get if you read this book. Also if you were in the caboose the locomotive, from a dead stop, could be well under speed before the slack in the train suddenly surges the caboose forward into motion so you had to be read to hang on. Those of the kinds of details, and more, that are in this book.Reading the words here, along with the photos, will give the average person a MUCH deeper appreciation about each type of car and how they work. This is a really good book for anyone who can read. Do keep in mind it is not a reference and you will likely only need to read it once.Oh, and look around, prices for this book vary WIDELY.

Most of the attention from railroad enthusiasts is aimed at either the steam of dieseI engines at the front of trains or to the cabooses that used to be at the end of each freight train. Much less attention was paid to the cars that made up the center of the freight train. Yet the cars in the middle of the train carry the payload of all trains. The payloads which finance all the trains and railroad companies. I write articles for my internet website blog on old farm tractors and farm machinery. Sometimes, I include small excerpts in the article about the movement of the tractor or machine from the factory to the dealership. Usually this was done by train. Thus, my focus on trains had been on the middle cars carrying that part of the payload made up of tractors and farm machinery fat part of the payload carried by train from the e on This book which contains detailed information on the

I like this book. It has numerous color photos and is informative. This book is a quality product. Solid. Heavy. Durable for taking it out of the home. I found the text to be easy to understand and the catagories were well thought out. In addition, the size of the book itself exudes ease of use and a portability to boot. Get this book. It is a welcomed addition to your railroad library.

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Book is very small so check the dimensions before you buy! The things I didn't like was that the information and pictures or minimal at best. Its like they just took any old rail car picture and printed it, like in the flat car section, most of the pictures are of loaded car's and from far away you cant see any details, marking or anything, and then just a few cars. Pretty useless if your looking for information on a flat car or any other car for that matter. The book just barely skims over the top of the equipment that it claims to cover. You will find more information in just a few modelers magazines! I am not happy at all. I will pay attention to who gave this book positive reviews and file it away.

A nice book on the general categories of rolling stock. Not an in depth study, just a pleasing pictorial overview.

I like this sharp sturdy compact book. My copy was in excellent condition and has some really nice pictures and reference. I like how the author organized this book. Its a nice little book to add to your train book collection

Las fotos son de buena calidad, con un brillo adecuado. Quizas el texto contiene algunos errores, pero no importan, si compras el libro por sus fotos. Muy bueno para railfans que viven fuera de U.S. y que no tenemos estos trenes para verlos todos los dias.

Prima übersichtliche Informationen,liebevoll zum Thema Gütertransport fotografiert und zusammengestellt!Da kann man zum US-Railfan werden und die Szenerien evtl. im Modell nachspielen.Viele gute Abbildungen auf glattem Kunstdruckpapier. Der Einband einfacher Paperback, doch gut ist:es drückt nicht so, wenn man beim abendlichen Lesen im Bett darüber einschläft!!Englische Sprachkenntnisse sind nicht unbedingt notwendig, fast ein Fotobuch mit Bildunterschriften!Mir selbst ging es so, dass ich nach einiger Zeit im Umgang mit der Lektüre vergaß,dass der Text in US-Englisch verfasst ist. Mit meinem Schulenglisch kam ich bestens zurecht!Vielleicht ein Tipp für Sprachlernende: Persönlich stark interessierende Texte lesen,dann kommt das Verständnis der fremden Sprache sehr schnell von selbst. Fast wie im Sprachdialog,auch ohne viele Grammatikkenntnisse zu studieren!Dazu der tolle Preis für fast 200 Seiten handliches, ca. DIN A5-Format,so niedrig wie das Broschürenheftchen einer Zeitschrift.evtl. dazu:  Caboose (Gallery) Coal Trains: The History of Railroading and Coal in the United StatesCaboose (Gallery)Coal Trains: The History of Railroading and Coal in the United States

This is a really good book who describe each type of models of rolling stock. So I recommend it to everyone who want to learn more about rolling stock!

Eine nette Ergänzung bzw.ein schöner Überblick der verwendeten Güterwagen. Für den Einstieg brauchbar, solange man sich noch nicht auf eine Bahngesellschaft festgelegt hat.

Dies Buch ist unterhaltsam und gleichzeitig informativ. Allerdings vermisse ich die Zeit- und Ortsangaben zu deneinzelnen Fotos! Dies hätte die Einordnung und Vorstellung der dargestellten Betriebssituationen erleichtert.

Mooie foto's en zeer informatief'een must have voor iedereen die hier zijn intresse in heeft er valt veel uit te halen.