The Reading's T-1 locomotive: An unusual northern Tapa blanda - 1987

Andover Junction Publications/ NJ, 1987. Trade Paperback.. Very good condition.. B&W Photographs

Andover, NJ: Andover Junction Publications, 1987. Book. VG+. Soft cover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Stiff light orange pictorial wraps, oblong format. Light handling wear, a few spots on each cover. 64 pp., illus. 1st ptg..

Andover Junction, 1987, 1987. Softcover. Like New. 0x0x0. 1987 Softcover Edition. Light Shelf wear to covers. Pages unmarked. Looks unread.

USA: Andover Junction Pub., 1987. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 64 pages b/w photos - When Revelle W. Brown became president of the Reading Company he wanted to speed up freight service. To that end he ordered the company's superintendent of motive power and rolling equipment, E. Paul Gangewere, to get together with the design engineers at the Baldwin Locomotive Works to develop a plan to convert 30 of the railroad's I-10a 2-8-0 Consolidations to new 4-8-4 Northerns. These 30 steam locomotives (road numbers 2100 -2129) were rebuilt in the railroad's own shops in Reading, PA, beginning in 1945 with the project completed by 1947. The conversions were made with several reclaimed parts from the I-10a Consolidations (road numbers 2020-2049) and new parts furnished from Baldwin and other vendors. The first 20 locomotives converted were put into freight service and were regularly used for coal traffic. The last 10 were equipped for passenger service but, except for a few troop trains, were… Leer más

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.