1922 Locomotive Cyclopedia of American Practice
Encyclopedia
The 1922 Locomotive Cyclopedia of American Practice, published by Simmons-Boardman, is the most recent Locomotive Cyclopedia to be in the public domain
. At 1141 pages of main text, plus indexes, front matter, and other content, it is a substantially sized book. It is basically a combined catalog for all the major builders of railroad locomotive
s and associated equipment in North America
. It contains photographs and scale drawings of several hundred locomotive types as examples of the locomotives that North American builders can produce, as well as chapters on all manner of locomotive components, appliances and equipment, with material provided by the major builders of such.
Public domain
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. At 1141 pages of main text, plus indexes, front matter, and other content, it is a substantially sized book. It is basically a combined catalog for all the major builders of railroad locomotive
Locomotive
A locomotive is a railway vehicle that provides the motive power for a train. The word originates from the Latin loco – "from a place", ablative of locus, "place" + Medieval Latin motivus, "causing motion", and is a shortened form of the term locomotive engine, first used in the early 19th...
s and associated equipment in North America
North America
North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
. It contains photographs and scale drawings of several hundred locomotive types as examples of the locomotives that North American builders can produce, as well as chapters on all manner of locomotive components, appliances and equipment, with material provided by the major builders of such.