Steam Locomotives New York Central Trains Staufer THOROUGHBREDS Railroads HCDJ

by Alvin E. Staufer, Edward L. May

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.no-subscribe { display: none} [contenteditable] { pointer-events: none; } THOROUGHBREDS: The Most Famous Class of Locomotive in the World, New York Central's Hudson by Alvin F. Staufer and Edward L. May Published by Staufer Productions, Medina, Ohio, 1998. Third Printing. Signed by Alvin Staufer on front flyleaf. Very good faux leather hardcover in very good dustjacket. Tight binding, solid spine, clean unmarked text. Folio, profusely illustrated with black and white photographs, diagrams, charts, 336 pages. Laid in 4 pages brochure. They were the aristocrats of the rails, the sleek, greyhounds of the New York Central that hauled the nation's most celebrated passenger trains—the 20th Century Limited, the Empire State Express—at breathtaking speeds. This monumental volume is the definitive biography of the L-2, L-2a, L-2b, and L-3 class Hudsons, locomotives so synonymous with elegance and power they earned the enduring nickname "Thoroughbred." Staufer and May deliver a masterclass in railroad historiography, combining exhaustive technical data, rosters, and mechanical drawings with a gripping narrative of these engines in service. The book is a visual archive, packed with dramatic period photography that captures these machines at work, from the smoky grime of the roundhouse to the blur of a mainline sprint. Published as the golden age of rail receded into memory, this work serves as a permanent testament to an era when steam represented the pinnacle of speed and style. For t

• Publisher: Staufer Books & Prints
• Year: 1981
• Binding: Hardcover
• ISBN: 0944513026
• Condition: Good

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