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44449720664240New. If you really want to get into diesel-electric technology this is the book for you. Traction control slug units de-rated locomotives fuel tenders braking systems head-end power the superiority of AC traction motors it's all here to understand. This is far more interesting than just comparing a diesel-electric locomotives' exterior details. Walter Simpson an energy professional who led a nationally recognized campus energy conservation program credited with over $100 million in savings has had a lifelong interest in railroads. With the assistance of many locomotive and other technical experts he has applied his energy expertise to diesel-electric locomotives - producing this ground-breaking comprehensive volume. This beautifully illustrated information-packed book written by an energy expert allows you to look under the hood of the most modern diesel-electric locomotives through an energy and environment lens. Here you can learn about: How every energy-related component of a contemporary diesel-electric locomotive works including the diesel engine alternator rectifiers inverters traction motors braking systems auxiliaries head-end power systems and aerodynamics. Locomotive fuel economy technologies and the energy efficiency performance measures kept confidential by the railroad industry. Locomotive Tier 4 emissions regulations compliance technologies and their impact on fuel economy. Meeting railroad environmental challenges with alternative fuels and locomotive motive power options. Contents:. Introducing the Diesel-Electric Locomotive pp. 1–20. How Diesel-Electric Locomotive Systems Work pp. 21–86. Diesel-Electric Locomotive Fuel Economy and Energy Efficiency pp. 87–104. Energy Efficient Diesel-Electric Locomotive Operation pp. 105–122. EPA Emissions Standards. Tier 4 Locomotives and Energy Impact pp. 123–134. Future Directions for Diesel-Electric Locomotives pp. 135–178. Railroad Environmental Sustainability pp. 179–186. Acronyms and Abbreviations pp. 187–190. Selected Sources and Recommended Reading pp. 191–196. About the Author pp. 197–198. Notes pp. 199–220. Index pp. 221–230. Simmons-Boardman softcover 220 pages standard portrait book 8 x 10 in. Color photographs and graphs. Features: New Softcover Walter Simpson and Bryan Schlake Simmons-Boardman Technology Education paperback
44449723187376New. The fifth edition of The Railroad: What It Is What it Does is even more valuable than before. Inside you'll find a comprehensive look at how today's railroads function from equipment to procedures and marketing to maintenance. . This book is ideal for novices and experts alike. The easy to read narrative presents a brief history of railroading from the coal fed 'iron horses' that helped build a nation to the latest generation of EPA compliant locomotives. You'll also find current information on new technologies such as ECP brakes and computer assisted transportation systems. The following list provides a brief explanation of what you'll find in each chapter:. Railroad Technology The Tools of the Trade: A look at some basic principles behind rail transportation. A Hypothetical Railroad: A composite example of a typical railroad is employed to explain railroading concepts throughout the text. The Track: Alignment and Structure: Major track components and engineering issues are addressed. The Locomotive: An informative look at today's modern high tech locomotives. The Railroad Car: The essential components found on a typical freight car including bearings wheels suspension systems and more. The Train Putting it all together: couplers draft systems braking systems and more working together. Signals and Communication: A look at the technology that keeps a railroad running safely and smoothly including signaling systems traffic control systems advanced train control system and more. Railroad Operation Moving From Here to There: A behind the scenes look at moving freight through the system and an introduction to the concept of interchange. Car Types Commodities and Car loadings: An introduction to the highest Volume commodities and the cars best suited to move them. Car Ownership and Distribution A detailed look at rules pertaining to car owners and how cars move within the general railroad system. Terminal Operations: Where the first and last steps in a rail movement take place. Classification and Blocking: How railcars are assembled into trains to reach their destination. Line Haul Operations: An introduction to how trains are moved from point to point. Unit Train Operations: How a train comprising of a single commodity such as coal is moved. Intermodal Traffic: How freight is moved in trailers and containers on two or more modes of transportation. Special Freight and Package Services Moving less than carload and express package shipments by rail. Rail Passenger Services: An overview of transit commuter intercity and high speed rail including Amtrak. The Railroad Organization: Corporate structure and finance in today's railroads. Administration Law Accounting: An introduction to top issues such as human resources public relations real estate and insurance and forecasting. Labor Relations and The Railway Labor Act: The role of organized labor and what the Railway Labor Act means to the rail industry. Business Development and Marketing: A close look at business development from the viewpoint of freight railroads and customers. Operations: Statistics and issues important to the operations department. Transportation: The people who actually run the railroad from supervisors to train and engine personnel. The Engineering and Mechanical Departments: How the departments that are responsible for cars locomotives buildings track roadway and structures are organized. Simmons-Boardman Books softcover 406 pages 6 x 9 x 1 in. B&W illustrations tables glossary. paperback
44449851474096New. This book is intended to be an overview of the Pennsylvania Railroad west of Pittsburgh to St. Louis in the years 1960 to 1999 in words and photographs.Beginning with the PRR in the late 1960s to the low points of the Penn Central era and concluding with the break-up of Conrail in 1999 this is not a detailed venture into railroad administrative records but information is drawn from employee timetables bulletin orders train schedules and other railroad documents. Merger discussions with the New York Central in 1962 focused on the elimination of duplicate routes. As the planners shaped the future railroad NYC routes in Ohio Indiana and Illinois were favored over the routes of the Pennsylvania due to aspects of the physical plant such as gradient curvature signaling and terminal facilities.For many reasons the resulting Penn Central became the largest bankruptcy of an American corporation up until the filing on June 21 1970. Later Conrail was formed from the ashes of the Penn Central and included many other now bankrupt carriers. Conrail became a profitable railroad with government subsidies and the Staggers Act allowing railroads more freedom to rationalize their plant and more freight rate leeway. Here in Color photographs and text is the story of this route of the former Pennsylvania Railroad. Contents:. Panhandle Passenger Operations pp. 6–9. Pittsburgh to Columbus pp. 10–43. Columbus to Richmond pp. 44–77. Queen City Lines pp. 78–107. Richmond to St. Louis pp. 108–132. Bibliography pg. 133. PRR. Penn Central. Conrail Symbols and Routes pp. 134–135. PRR Master Symbol List pg. 136.Many color maps plus a train symbol section complete the work.The Railroad Press hardcover 136 pages standard portrait book 8 x 10 in. B&W and Color photographs. Features: New Hardcover Steve Hipes and David P. Oroszi The Railroad Press hardcover
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2016x-135826001XPalala Press 2016. Hardcover. New. 232 pages. 6.14x0.56x9.21 inches. Palala Press hardcover
18691140506.09D. Appleton & Co. New York 1869. Hardcover. Fair. 8vo hardcover green cloth no dj. Part II has separate paging and special illustrated title page: Historical and Geographical Notes 1453-1869 by Henry Stevens. Fair condition suitable for rebinding. Prev. owner's bookplate; board corners well-bumped. Text-block cracked in half at pg. 50 -- book is in two halves -- with the 2 maps LACKING opposite pg. 50/51; however binding within each half is sound spine backstrip fully intact. Paper-clip mark at top edge of title pg otherwise Contents clean no foxing or brittleness tinted lithographic plates in Part II are clear & sharp. xxiii 73 p. Part I 88 pp. Part II. Illus. w/ 10 plates lacking the two maps. D. Appleton & Co., New York hardcover
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