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West Virginia Railroads Volume 5: Geared Logging Locomotives
by Thomas Dixon, Jr.
Paperback, 112 pages
8.5 x 11
This is the fifth in a five volume set. Wonderful overview of railroading in West Virginia, back in print after being out of print over 15 years.
This fifth volume of the West Virginia Railroads series is a general history of the geared Shay, Climax, and Heisler type locomotive that were so prevalent in West Virginia logging operations in the era from the 1890s until the 1950s.
Included are overview histories of each type of engine followed by chapters showing photos of the engines as they were being used in the woods in large and small logging operations. A general chapter on logging in West Virginia serves as a backdrop for the appearance and use of these unusual locomotives.
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