The Backyard Railroader: Building and Operating a Miniature Steam Locomotive - Softcover

Frost, Jeff

 
9781476672816: The Backyard Railroader: Building and Operating a Miniature Steam Locomotive
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1476672814 ISBN 13: 9781476672816
Verlag: McFarland, 2018

Inhaltsangabe

Steam locomotives dominated the railways from the 1820s through the 1960s. Today almost all of them have been replaced with electric and diesel engines, yet the fascination surrounding steam-powered trains has not dwindled. A diverse community of enthusiastsfrom mechanics to teachers to lawyershave taken up the hobby of building and running steam locomotives in their own backyards. Drawing on the authors extensive experience and research, this guide covers the materials, tools, skills and technical information needed to get started or to improve an existing design.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Jeff Frost works at the Strasburg Rail Road, in Strasburg, Pennsylvania as a machinist, mechanic, engineer, fireman, and conductor. He also helps maintain their engines and operates the 90" wheel lathe.

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Verlag
McFarland
Erscheinungsdatum
2018
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
1476672814
ISBN 13 
9781476672816
Einband
Taschenbuch
Anzahl der Seiten
308
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