The A - Norfolk & Western's MERCEDES OF STEAM

Description: The A Norfolk & Western's Mercedes of Steam Revised & Expanded Edition by Ed King This is an unopened BRAND NEW BOOK (not used). Shrinkwrapped. We handle all books with white gloves (no fingerprints on your book). A Railroad Bookmark is included with each book. Book is wrapped and mailed in a top-quality, durable container. We try hard to be the NUMBER 1 Railroad Book Dealer on ebay with 2,000+ titles. Order before 3:00 pm (ET) for same-day postal mailing. TOP QUALITY The history of N&W Class A locomotive has been revised by author Ed King. The original book about this most productive of locomotives has been greatly expanded to include much information not available to the author at the first writing, plus a foldout featuring side elevation drawings of the locomotive and the various tenders it pulled. Also, many more photographs (color and b&w) have been added. Appendices covering N&W's tenders and the testing of Pennsy Q2 4-4-6-4 conducted on the Scioto Division in August, 1948. Because of his personal association with the N&W and the men who designed, maintained and ran those magnificent transportation machines, Ed King has produced a wonderfully complete account of the N&W's finest locomotives. The details from necessity, to design and construction, through operations, then to their inexplicably sudden demise are all there in a fascinating word-picture.The background to the A history includes a short history of the N&W's Roanoke Machine Works, later simply Roanoke Shops, and locomotive designs preceding and leading to the A. The class A locomotives are then followed throughout their service lives with major and minor modifications notes, and comparisons made with other well-known steam locomotives considered of superior design. The rebirth of the A 1218 is also covered in words and photos.Over 200 black & white and 27 color photos, drawings and index. Introduction by Bill Withuhn. Foreword by Robert Le Massena. Hardcover with Dust Cover, 8.5x11, 212 glossy heavyweight pages, 200 b&w photos & 27 color photos with extensive captions, drawings, Index. Shrinkwrapped. Visit our ebay store to view other books of interest. We add new books regularly so check back often. We sell books: Railroad, Aviation, and Modeling books of the Golden Age Era. WE PACKAGE OUR BOOKS EXTREMELY WELL SO THE BOOK WILL NOT BE DAMAGED IN THE MAIL. No one packages books better than we do.

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