Item Tag: Railroads / History

Loco Spotter’s Guide – 128 pages full of great illustrations

Locco Spotter’s Guide Stuart Black From its development in the 1800s, the locomotive has had a huge impact on all aspects of British life as it has carried travelers and freight across the country. Beyond its impact on the nation’s economy and daily commute, the loco also spawned a new enthusiasm–train spotting. The perfect pocket guide to aid any would-be train spotter, this book portrays over sixty of the important locomotive designs that have graced British rails over almost two hundred years, covering everything from Stephenson’s Rocket and the Flying Scotsman to the BR Class 68 trains of 2013. Beautifully illustrated and with informative text, this book is the perfect companion to an afternoon spent on a windy, rainy platform or at a railway museum. Paperback: 128 pagesPublisher: Osprey Publishing (February 21, 2017)Language: EnglishISBN-10: 1472820487ISBN-13: 9781472820488Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 0.4 x 5.1 inches

Pullman, Illinois, Landmarks, Paperback

Pullman, Illinois, Landmarks, Paperback George Pullman’s legacy lies in the town that bears his name. As one of the first thoroughly planned model industrial communities, it was designed to give the comforts of a permanent home to the employees who built America’s most elegant form of overnight railroad travel. But the town was more than just a residential wing of sleeper car manufacturing; its 1894 railroad strike led to the national Labor Day holiday. In the early twentieth century, the Pullman Company became the country’s largest employer of African Americans, who then formed the nation’s first successful Black labor union. Author Kenneth Schoon revisits Pullman’s monumental history and the lessons it continues to provide.