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The complete history of the world's foremost locomotive builders. With roots stretching back to the turn of the twentieth century, General Electric and Electro-Motive have designed some of the most iconic locomotives in the history of North American railroading. Now, for the first time, acclaimed rail author Brian Solomon's landmark historical accounts of these manufacturers' North American machines ("GE Locomotives," 2003, and "EMD Locomotives," 2006) are available in a single photo-packed volume. In "GE and EMD Locomotives: The Illustrated History," nearly 400 rare photographs (more than 300 of them in color) are accompanied by thorough histories of the two manufacturers, beginning with their earliest efforts in the 1890s and 1930s, respectively. Solomon brings the story up to date with afterwords detailing such recent developments as GE's revolutionary Evolution locomotives and EMD's SD70ACe and SD70M-2. From General Electric's electrical legends - the Pennsylvania Railroad's E44s, Amtrak's E60s, and Milwaukee Road's "Little Joes" - to EMD's mid-century F units, workhorse GP and SD locomotives, and Dash series, all the way through to the rivals' most cutting-edge modern "green" designs, "GE and EMD Locomotives: The Illustrated History" leaves nothing unexamined in the important histories of these industrial giants and the competition that continues to drive them forward.

Drawing on the rich history of the twentieth century from the late twenties to the mid-sixties and featuring cameos from such notable characters as Joseph Kennedy and Amelia Earhart, "The Aviator s Wife" is a vividly imagined novel of a complicated marriage revealing both its dizzying highs and its devastating lows. With stunning power and grace, Melanie Benjamin provides new insight into what made this remarkable relationship endure. For anyone who has ever dreamed of finding true love only to discover that happy endings are just the beginning comes this brilliantly comic novel about marriage, ex-girlfriends, 'performance anxiety', and what it takes to make happily ever last beyond the honeymoon. William is a happy man. He has just married Isabel, the girl of his dreams, and is confidently sailing along on a sea of wedded bliss. He's got a hot wife, a snazzy new job and things couldn't be much better. Sure, there are a GE and EMD Locomotives: The Illustrated History ebook pdf few bumps in the road, but life on the whole is good. That is until Isabel's 'best friend' Alex starts to intrude on their wedded bliss. And when William's ex-girlfriend Saskia - aka the 'Destroyer of Relationships' - appears on the scene, things go from bad to worse. For marriage, William quickly discovers, has its own set of rules. And while falling in love is easy, staying in love can be a whole lot trickier...Witty, irreverent and laugh-out-loud funny, "William Walker's First Year of Marriage: A Horror Story" is the perfect novel for anyone who has ever wanted to know what the person they're facing at the altar is REALLY thinking - and been rightly afraid to ask.

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Author: Brian Solomon
Number of Pages: 352 pages
Published Date: 14 Aug 2014
Publisher: Voyageur Press Inc
Publication Country: Stillwater, United States
Language: English
ISBN: 9780760346129
Download Link: Click Here
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