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title: "Electro-Motive E-Units and F-Units: The Illustrated History of North America's Favorite Locomotives Hardcover – November 15, 2011"
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# Electro-Motive E-Units and F-Units: The Illustrated History of North America's Favorite Locomotives Hardcover – November 15, 2011

**Brand:** brian solomon
**Price:** KD 73.20
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- **What is this?** Electro-Motive E-Units and F-Units: The Illustrated History of North America's Favorite Locomotives Hardcover – November 15, 2011 by brian solomon
- **How much does it cost?** KD 73.20 with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship
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## Customer Reviews

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    The mighty locomotive race of the NYC and Pennsylvania.
  

*by A***A on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on September 5, 2016*

What a good book if you follow the railroads. I have lived by the NYC and  Pennsylvania tracks 15 miles from Chicago. As a boy of 8 years old I would  climb the embankment at 83rd street and watch for the head lights. In 10 years of watching I got to know and most of the engine crews. They were all friendly and would wave. The NYC had a disadvantage starting from the inner city station stop at 63 and Englewood since it was on a curve. Pennsylvania came straight. both conductors kept one eye on the other train and one on the other train.  When the Pennsylvania  and New York Central dieselized most of the excitement left this boys heart, no racing thunder. Both engineers and fireman could operate the locomotives in a  Tux. I  noticed especially on the NYC the E6 trio was quieter  than the E7. To both railroad's it was an honor to be first over the bridge at 93rd street.. The book was very factual and hard for any railroad person to put down. I was laid out quite well.

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    Wonderful survey of classic locomotives
  

*by D***N on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on November 12, 2011*

As the subtitle states, "The illustrated history of North America's favorite locomotives."  Longtime railroad enthusiast and author Solomon surveys the history of the classic streamlined diesel-electric locomotives that revolutionized both the nature of railroading (from steam to diesel) and the nature of locomotive building (from unique designs developed by and for each individual railroad, to standard designs adaptable to any railroad).  The book ranges from the birth of the Electro-Motive Company to development of the "567" class diesel engine, through the various models of E and F units in their heyday, to the continued use today of Es and Fs on various railroads' flagship executive fleets.  Wonderful vintage color and black-and-white photos, along with modern photos of surviving Es and Fs still in operation, illustrate the text.  As is often the case with general history texts, I sometimes found myself wanting more detail:  More nuts and bolts, so to speak, about the various iterations of generator sets or traction motors or various truck designs, or more operational details from the perspectives of train crews or railroad executives.  But all of those subjects are at least touched on, and I recognize the limits of time and pages--no one book could contain all the details various readers might want.  For fans of EMD's first-generation diesel locomotives, this book is a keeper.

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    Pretty good for an e-book
  

*by P***Z on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on April 27, 2012*

The subject is a fascinating one, E and F units are the classic diesel locomotives to me. They are the ones that my childhood train sets came with. I bought this book as an e-book and read it using the Kindle app on my iPad. I was a little hesitant about spending so much on an ebook; I have had disappointments before, particuarly with the way that they handle illustrations. This book was reasonably good as an ebook, I could magnify the illustrations and compensate for my ancient eyes.At the same time that the book is a very good facsimile of the printed book, I think it could be more. Once you get away from paper you can get away from limitations on illustration. It would have been nice to have had more illustrations, especially more interior shots.One problem with larger format books is the difficulty in holding them comfortably. The ebook takes care of that as well as removing the need to find bookshelf space.Overall a good effort, probably just as a satisfying to read as the printed book would have been.

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