Story and illustrations of the demise of the steam locomotive.

"A region-by-region look at remarkable 1950s black-and-white photography of steam railroading take by Robert A. Buck, George C. Corey, Gordon S. Crowell, John Gruber, Fred Matthews, Bob Meiborg, John E. Pickett, Gordon R. Roth, Jim Shaughnessy, Richard Steinheimer, J. William Vigrass, Philip A. Weibler, Ron Wright, and Richard H. Young"--Provided by publisher.

This collection of pictures contains 300 photographs and a minimum of text. The sights, smells and sounds of steam come alive in this book as the waning years of steam railroading throughout the United States is presented. Many roads are included such as the AT&SF, B&O, CN, CP, C&O, CB&Q, Milw., C&NW, RI, Rio Grande, NYC, Pennsy and many more.

An introduction to the history and workings of steam locomotives.