Trains and Technology: The American Railroad in the Nineteenth Century

The first of a four-volume set traces the maturation of the railroad through an exposition of railroad technology. This book details locomotive design and application through three stages: infancy (1830-1875), adolescence (1850-1875), and maturity (1875-1900). This history of the American railroad is accompanied by nearly 150 illustrations and accurate drawings of the equipment and appliances, many of which have not been published before outside of old technical journals.Anthony J. Bianculli is the author of 'Trains and Technology: The American Railroad in the Nineteenth Century' with ISBN 9780874137293 and ISBN 0874137292.