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Author:	Robert J. Church
Title:	Southern Pacific Daylight Locomotives
Publisher:	Signature Press
Country:	USA
Date:	2004
Format:	Hardcover
Genre:	Transport
ISBN-10:	1930013116
Total Editions:	2
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WPLives 31st Jul 2021		Among the signature steam locomotives of the Southern Pacific was surely the Daylight 4-8-4. From the earliest unstreamlined GS-1 Class, to the famous GS-4 (and preserved member of the class no. 4449), and including the Cotton Belt engines which came west in the 1950s, these were all distinctive SP power of the late steam era. Southern Pacific steam locomotive authority Bob Church has prepared an entirely new book; this is far more than a revision of his 1967 volume of 130 pages, Those Daylight 4-8-4's. The new 436-page book updates or replaces some previous photos and adds many new ones, both black and white and color; the old book had 174 photos, the new one has 731. Much new information regarding mechanical design, problems and improvements, and operations over each route, has come to light and has been included in this new book. Official diagrams of each class, and HO scale drawings of all locomotives and tenders are also included, as are color drift panels. Arnold Menke has contributed another of his magisterial chapters on tenders. The late Ted Rose created the cover painting, entitled "In the Clear," showing the Starlight trains meeting at Chorro siding on the Coast Line. Complete, detailed and authoritative, this book will appeal to all enthusiasts of the history of Western railroading and of Southern Pacific in particular. Table of Contents: Dedication v Acknowledgements vii Introduction ix 1. Concept of a Locomotive 1 2. Delivery, Display, Test Runs 11 3. From the Builders 27 4. GS-1 The Forerunners 71 5. GS-2 The Streamlined Locomotive 91 6. GS-3 The First Speedsters 99 7. GS-4 Ultimate in Passenger Power 111 8. GS-5 Experiment in Roller Bearings 127 9. GS-6 The War Babies 135 10. GS-7 and GS-8 In From St. Louis 145 11. Development and Tests 159 12. Shoppings and Modifications 171 13. Coast Route 191 14. Sunset and Golden State Routes 237 15. San Joaquin Valley Route 267 16. Overland Route 287 17. Shasta Route 301 18. GS Finale 319 19. 4449--A Queen Revived 329 20. Tenders by Arnold S. Menke 349 21. Data and Specifications 379 Bibliography 415 Index 417 (this comment is from another edition of this book)

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Robert J. Church - Southern Pacific Daylight Locomotives - Signature Press - Hardcover - USA - 1930013116 (2004)