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Baldwin Locomotives by Brian Solomon
Category: Technology and Transport
Philadelphia-based Baldwin began designing and building steam locomotives in the 1830s and gave the U.S. many of its most significant and famous types of steam, and diesel-electric motive power. This history of Baldwin is illustrated with a large selection of rare, superb builder's photos and other publ ...Show more
Classic Locomotives: Steam and Diesel Power in 700 Photographs by Brian Solomon
Category: Cap Link Damages SPECIALS
For nearly two centuries, railroads have been crucial to North America's transportation system-perhaps never more so than today. Always at the forefront of this industryhas been a vast array of mighty locomotives in ever-evolving forms, pulling and pushing freight and passenger trains across plains and ...Show more
Dublin by Brian Solomon
Category: Travel
An illustrated guide to the city, people and history of Dublin.
Electro-Motive by Brian Solomon
Category: Technology and Transport
Blending automotive manufacturing and styling techniques with state-of-the-art diesel-electric technologies, General Motors' Electro-Motive Division conceived and marketed America's first commercially successful road diesels: the fabulous E-Units and F-Units. This illustrated companion to Voyageur Pres ...Show more
Godzilla FAQ by Brian Solomon
Category: Film & Tv
Perhaps no other character in all of international film is as beloved by American audiences as Godzilla. Since 1954, Godzilla has been one of the cinema's most enduring and popular characters, and with a total of 28 films under his massive belt (not even including two American reboots), he's also the st ...Show more
Ireland - History and Landscape by Brian Solomon
Category: Travel
Ireland is a much-photographed country, whose lush beauty has been the subject of many pictorial books. This work features images of well-known locations and provides a view of town and country.
Modern Diesel Power by Brian Solomon
Category: Technology and Transport | Series: Gallery S.
The 1960s onward witnessed unprecedented technological and horsepower developments in the field of diesel-electric locomotives. Spurred by market demands, EMD and GE have developed locomotives of ever-greater speeds and tractive effort, allowing the railroads to bring resources to market more quickly an ...Show more
North American Railroad Family Trees: An Infographic History of the Industry's Mergers and Evolution by Brian Solomon
Category: Cap Link Damages SPECIALS
The history of railroading in North America is as much a story of boardroom intrigue as it is a story of the brute force that stamped thousands of miles of train track across a rugged continent. Today's nine U.S. and Canadian Class I railroads are the result of well over a century of convoluted bankrupt ...Show more
Rails Around the World: Two Centuries of Trains and Locomotives by Brian Solomon
Category: Sports and Hobbies
Rails Around the World is a visually glorious history depicting trains and locomotives at work in scenic locations throughout North America, Europe, and Asia.
Railway Depots, Stations & Terminals by Brian Solomon
Category: Home and Garden
From the railway's beginnings, the station building, itself, had civic importance greater than ordinary structures. Let historian Brian Solomon show you how beautifully it filled that role. Railway Depots, Stations & Terminals is a unique book about some of the finest, most interesting, and most fam ...Show more