Railroad Diesel Electric History New York Central Later Power Staufer Signed NYC

by Alvin E. Staufer, Edward L. May

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.no-subscribe { display: none} [contenteditable] { pointer-events: none; } NEW YORK CENTRAL'S LATER POWER 1910-1968 by ALVIN F. STAUFER and EDWARD L. MAY Published by A. F. Staufer, 1996. Third Printing, inscribed by author on half-title page. Very good hardcover in very good dustjacket. Tight binding, solid spine, clean unmarked text. 4to, illustrated, 496 pages. Alvin F. Staufer was among America's most respected locomotive historians, beginning his writing career in 1960 and eventually producing eleven seminal railroad titles before his death in 2013. The New York Central completed its dieselization on May 3, 1957, marking the end of steam operations across the entire system, and this comprehensive volume documents that entire transition era alongside the railroad's pioneering electric operations. The S-Motors that entered service in 1904 represented the world's first mass-produced mainline electric locomotives, establishing the Central's commitment to innovation that would carry through six decades of motive power evolution. Working with researcher Edward L. May, Staufer crafted one of two definitive books devoted to New York Central motive power spanning from 1831 to 1968, the year the railroad merged with longtime rival Pennsylvania to form Penn Central. This volume covers the diesel and electric eras with exhaustive detail, documenting everything from the early boxcab electrics serving Grand Central Terminal's third rail territory to the streamlined E-units and road sw

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

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