The War Engines

Plot

Fascinating history of the steam locomotives that Union Pacific acquired from the Chesapeake & Ohio and the Norfolk & Western during the last years of World War II as extra motive power for transport of troops and materials west to the expanded Pacific Theater. The UP purchased 35 H-7 and H7a class locomotives from the C&O and Norfolk & Western for use in the Cheyenne-Laramie pool. This book describes how the purchases, under government pressure, came about, how the engines were transferred and repaired, and how they were utilized. Illustrated throughout with extremely detailed black and white photos showing all parts of the engines. With schematic diagrams and rosters