Brian Solomon is one of today”s most accomplished railway historians. He has authored more than thirty books about railroads and locomotive power, and his writing and photography have been featured in the world”s top rail publications, including Trains, Railway Age, Passenger Train Journal, and Rail News. He divides his time between Massachusetts and Ireland.
22 Ebooks by Brian Solomon
Aaron Feigenbaum & Kevin Kelly: Ultimate World Wrestling Entertainment Trivia Book
Are you a real fan of World Wrestling Entertainment ? Do you have ruthless aggression? Do you have to know it all — and beyond? Now you can step up and prove it! Here for the first time, test just …
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€18.77
Brian Solomon: Field Guide to Trains
Now you can be the human Wikipedia page of trains–from locomotives to rolling stock.
No Great American road trip would be complete without seeing trains streaming across wild prairies and throug …
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€27.99
Brian Solomon: North American Railroads
This richly illustrated encyclopedia of classic and contemporary American railroads features consise histories of 101 U.S. and Canadian railroads past and present. Illustrated with period and m …
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€43.99
Brian Solomon: North American Locomotives
Spanning more than one and a half centuries, this treasure trove examines the steam, diesel, and electric locomotives that have have kept North American commerce on the rails since the middle o …
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€54.99
Brian Solomon: Classic Locomotives
This massive collection of 700 color photographs (comprising the previously published volumes Steam Power, Vintage Diesel Power, and Modern Diesel Power) traces the development of North American lo …
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€25.99
Brian Solomon: North American Railroad Family Trees
The history of railroading in North America is as much a story of boardroom intrigue as it is a story of the brute force that stamped thousands of miles of train track across a rugged continent. To …
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€44.99
Brian Solomon: Electro-Motive E-Units and F-Units
Blending automotive manufacturing and styling techniques with state-of-the-art diesel-electric technologies, General Motors’ Electro-Motive Division conceived and marketed America’s first comme …
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€49.99
Brian Solomon: Baldwin Locomotives
Philadelphia-based Baldwin began designing and building steam locomotives in the 1830s and gave the U.S. many of its most significant and famous types of steam, and diesel-electric motive pow …
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€44.99
Brian Solomon: Vintage Diesel Power
This formative period of diesel locomotive evolution is examined with the help of more than 250 modern and period photos depicting passenger, freight, and switching locomotives. Author Brian Solomo …
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€21.99
Brian Solomon: Alco Locomotives
Once the second-largest steam locomotive builder in the U.S., American Locomotive Company (Alco) produced 75, 000 locomotives, among them such famous examples as the 4-6-4 Hudsons and 4-8-4 Niagara …
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€44.99
Brian Solomon & Patrick Yough: Coal Trains
From the first, U.S. railroads have carried coal from mines to docks, steel mills, and power plants across the country. In this authoritative book spanning the whole of that history, from the mid-n …
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€40.99
Brian Solomon: GE and EMD Locomotives
The complete history of the world’s foremost locomotive builders. With roots stretching back to the turn of the twentieth century, General Electric and Electro-Motive have designed some of the most …
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€33.99
Brian Solomon & John Gruber: Chicago: America’s Railroad Capital
The first illustrated history of the people, machines, facilities, and operations that made Chicago the hub around which an entire continent’s rail industry still revolves. In the mid-nineteenth ce …
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€44.99
Brian Solomon: Classic Railroad Signals
Explore the history, quirks, and stories behind signals with gorgeous period and contemporary photography.
Railroad signals are the link between the steam era and modern railroading. Designed for …
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€38.99
Solomon Brian Solomon & Gruber John Gruber: Streetcars of America
The handsome multicolored streetcar is a nostalgic icon of the some of the most romantic and heritage-rich locales in America, including San Francisco, New Orleans and Chicago, immortalised on stage …
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€8.98
Brian Solomon: Caboose
The image of a little red caboose trundling along behind a long freight train is a classic slice of Americana. With the help of nearly 300 marvelous modern and historical images depicting cab …
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€9.99
Brian Solomon: Railroad Signaling
From the 1830s to today, the railroad industry has developed myriad complex mechanisms to help keep North America’s railroad rights-of-ways safe, efficient, and relatively accident-free. In this pa …
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€27.99
Brian Solomon: Rails Around the World
In this visually glorious chronological history, prolific railroad historian and photographer Brian Solomon curates a selection of the world’s most significant trains and locomotives over the last …
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€43.99
Brian Solomon: North American Railroads
This richly illustrated encyclopedia of classic and contemporary American railroads features consise histories of 101 U.S. and Canadian railroads past and present. Illustrated with period and m …
EPUB
English
DRM
€27.99
Solomon Brian Solomon & Gruber John Gruber: Streetcars of America
The handsome multicolored streetcar is a nostalgic icon of the some of the most romantic and heritage-rich locales in America, including San Francisco, New Orleans and Chicago, immortalised on stage …
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€9.01
