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1879 TRAINS Catechism of the Locomotive RAILROAD Matthias Forney Engineering

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1879 TRAINS Catechism of the Locomotive RAILROAD Matthias Forney Engineering

A scarce 19th-century rail transport treatise by Matthias Nace Forney entitled, Catechism of the Locomotive. Written by the namesake for the â€œForney type” locomotive, Matthias Forney was an American locomotive designer and builder. Published by the Railroad Gazette, this book is the foremost authority on the construction of steam locomotives in the late 19th-century. Profusely illustrated throughout this work contains nearly 500 figures alongside 6 folding plates.

Item number: #40561

Price: $499

FORNEY, Matthias N.

Catechism of the Locomotive

New York: The Railroad Gazette, 1879.

Details:

Collation: Complete

xvi, 609, [23]

230 illustrations

18 plates (2 folding)

References: White, Railroad History, No. 154: pg. 9-15

Language: English

Binding: Hardcover; tight and secure

Decorative cloth

Size: ~7.25in X 5in (18.5cm x 12.5cm)

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