When the Steam Railroads Electrified, Revised Second Edition - By William D. Middleton.
For most of the first half of the 20th century the United States led the way in railroad electrification. Despite its triumph, electrification of U.S. railroads failed to achieve the wide application that was so confidently predicted and by the 1970s the U.S. had declined to 17th place. Today, electric operation of U.S. railroads is back in the limelight. With U.S. rail freight tonnage at its highest levels in history railroad electrification is getting renewed consideration. Middleton begins his ambitious chronicle of the ups and downs of railway electrification with the history of its early days, and brings it right up to the present--which is surely no the end of this complex and mercurial story. This 8 1/2 x 11". 448-page, hardcover book includes 791 black & white photographs.
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