Cincinnati Locomotive Builders, 1845-1868 (Smithsonian Institution, United States National Museum, Bulletin 245)

Washington, D.C: Smithsonian Institution, 1965. Hard Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 9x8x0. Ink name and date on front flyleaf. Binding tight and square, text clean and unmarked. 1965 Hard Cover. ix, 167 pp. "Although several detailed studies and numerous articles on eastern locomotive builders have been prepared, the early mid western builders have been largely neglected. To many who profess an interest in locomotive history, their very existence is virtually unknown..." Includes: Preface; Toward the Industrial Millennium; Anthony Harkness and the Cincinnati Locomotive Works; George Escol Sellers' Grade-Climbing Locomotive; Niles & Company; The Covington Locomotive Works; Appendix: 1. Two 1856 Accounts of the Cincinnati Locomotive Works, 2. Excerpt from Trips in the Life of a Locomotive Engineer, 3. Excerpt Describing Whetstone's Radical Valve Gear, 4. Two 1856 Accounts of Niles & Company Locomotives, 5, 1856 Article Comparing Performances of Passenger Engines Operated by the Cincinnati, Hamilton, and Dayton Railroad, 6. List of Locomotives Built in Cincinnati, 1845-1868; Bibliography; Index.