Sara,
There is no shortage of reading material concerning the history of
railroading. I have a few suggestions for you, please excuse the length.
A History of the American Locomotive Its development: 1830-1880 by John H.
White, Jr.
The American Steam Locomotive by Brian Solomon
The Engine Driver's Manual How to Prepare for and Drive a Steam Locomotive
by Brian Topping
The American Diesel Locomotive by Brian Solomon (Oceola, WI:MBI Publishing
Company, 2000) [a really well written and easy to understand book]
Modern Diesel Locomotives by Hans Halberstadt (Oceola, WI: Motorbooks
International, 1996)
Modern Locomotives by Brian Hollingsworth and Arthur Cook (Edison, NJ:
Chartwell Books Inc., 2000)
The American Railroad Freight Car by John H. White, Jr. [a really great
book about the development of freight cars]
"Here She Comes: Acela Express is Prepping for a Summer Debut" Railway
Age, May 2000.
"Innovation by Design: The Next Generation of Freight Cars Takes Shape."
Railway Age, September 2000.
"Super Power Steam" [ a two part series] Trains May and June, 2000
Trains special issue "Across the Century: 100 Years of Railroading"
January, 2000.
Trains, September 1999. [Issue devoted to the history of General Electric
Locomotives both electric and diesel electric. There was also an issue for
Electromotive Divison of General Motors (EMD) but I do not remember which
issue.]
"Positive Train Control" Trains. January, 2001; 68.
Railway Age is the rail magazine for professional railroaders and
focuses heavily on finance and new technologies. I came back to school and
lost my free copy so I do not know what they have covered in the past year.
There is an early version of the Aceala in Chattanooga at the Tennessee
Valley Railroad Museum. The train is called the ACT 1. It was a DOT project
in the late 1970's or early 1980's.
You could also contact Gordon Belt director of the Kalmbach Memorial
Library. The library is a railroad research library located at the National
Model Railway Association Headquarters in Chattanooga. Their address is
4121 Cromwell Road
Chattanooga, TN 37421
(423) 894-8144
These guys are really helpful bunch and have some great information
available. I have worked with and for them in the past. Again soory this is
so long but this is just a little of what is available.
Hope it helps,
Van Zbinden
Public History Program
Middle Tennessee State University
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