Author: Brian Solomon
Subtitled: Celebrating the Worlds Greatest Trains, Stations and Feats of Engineering.
“Like Solomon’s other railroad books, this volume is first class in every respect. In addition, it is a hardcover book bargain and an outstanding tribute to railway masterpieces around the world.”
Michigan Railroad Club
Travel the world through the pages of this unique pictorial capturing some of the most impressive, significant, and interesting elements of railroading from today and yesterday. Lush photos are accompanied by informative and fascinating stories that convey the energy and excitement of steel-rail transport.
Locomotives, trains, stations, bridges, tunnels, and other railway masterpieces are richly displayed, accompanied by technical details and distinctive perspectives. American railroading takes center stage in this volume-including Grand Central Terminal, the Pioneer Zephyr and Moffat Tunnel-but readers will also experience the best the world offers: Britains Flying Scotsman, the Japanese Shinkansen, Finlands Helsinki Station, and more.
Solomon is a leading world railroad photographer and writer. He has co-authored more than ten books and has studied railway operations in more than a dozen countries. The book draws from his 100,000+-image collection, plus features the photographic work of such notables as Otto Perry, Jim Shaughnessy, Colin Garratt, John Gruber, and many others.
Hardcover - 10-7/8" x 8-1/4" - 160 pages - 100 color, 100 b/w
Format: Hardbound
Pages: 160
Length: 11w x 8.25h
ISBN-13: 9780873493239
ISBN: 0873493230
Catalog ID: 136008A