The 4-10-2: Three Barrels Of Steam

Plot

Fascinating and detailed history of all 60 of the three-cylinder 4-10-2 steam locomotives built in the United States and used by the Southern Pacific, Union Pacific and Baldwin. Covers design, construction, and operation as well as train wrecks, robberies, floods, explosions and other disasters. Includes photos of each locomotive by noted photographers such as Guy Dunscomb and Alan Youell. 164 pages.