books by Iconografix     books:     Iconografix      Chicago Stations & Trains Photo Archive John Kelly Iconografix, 2008 No other American city had such a fascinating group of railroad passenger stations as Chicago. This book highlights Chicago's six major railroad stations and the trains that served them. Included are Dearborn Station, Grand Central Station, Central Station, La Salle Street Station, North Western Station, and Union Station. During the heyday of ...             R. G. LeTourneau Heavy Equipment: The Mechanical Drive Era (1921-1953) (A Photo Gallery) Eric C. Orlemann Iconografix, 2008 In the history of heavy equipment development, no single man?s name is more respected or revered as that of R. G. LeTourneau. Robert Gilmour LeTourneau is considered by many to be the dean of high-speed mobile earthmoving equipment. His designs of the 1920s, 30s, and 40s laid the fundamental groundwork for many of the earthmoving machines we see ...             Emergency One Fire Apparatus 1974-2007 Kent Parrish Iconografix, 2008 From an inconspicuous beginning in Ocala, Florida, in 1974, Emergency One rocketed to the front rank of the U.S. fire apparatus industry in less than a decade. E-One?s astonishing rise stunned its long-established competitors and changed the way fire apparatus was constructed in the United States. E-One?s success was achieved by using pre-built ...             Drag Racing's Exhibition Attractions: From Rockets to Ramp-Jumps Lou Hart, Cory Lee Iconografix, 2008 Hot Rods to Hell This is an "Oldie but a Badie" and that's good. Shows how far we've come when it comes to car chase movies. Not very far plot or story wise, except for CGI in todays flicks. The over acting is monumental, with only a couple of exceptions, but the hot rods are great fun ...             Drag Racing Funny Cars: Factory Flyers to Flip-top Fuelers (A Photo Gallery) Lou Hart Iconografix, 2008 Smell the nitro Great photos, "Memorable Moments", gas-saving tips from the Snake!!! (page 138), bitchin foreward by Jungle Pam.             Semi-Trucks of the 1950s: A Photo Gallery Ron Adams Iconografix, 2008 Excellent book I really liked this book, could'nt put it down. I am kind of a student of old trucks, and I like the 50's, 60's, and 70's. this was the first book I bought on trucks and I was not disappointed. Many photos, and just enough information to read, without taking too much ...             Shelby: The Man, The Cars, The Legend Wallace A. Wyss Iconografix, Inc., 2007 One of the best historical works about Carroll Shelby. Enjoy Carroll Shelby's extraordinary life, fabulous careers as a race driver and an automobiles manufacturer. Very explicit and detailed stories that will put you right back into the unique era that we all still dream about...Great book!             Bucyrus Heavy Equipment: Construction and Mining Machines 1880-2007 (A Photo Gallery) Keith Haddock Iconografix, 2008 Bucyrus-Erie Company is a name synonymous with moving the earth.  From the smallest loader-backhoe to some of the largest machines ever to move on land, no other company has produced such a wide variety of types and sizes of excavating equipment.  With a rich heritage going back 128 years the company, now known as Bucyrus International Inc., is ...             Pennsylvania Railroad Locomotives: Photo Archive: Steam, Diesel & Electric (Photo Archive) John Kelly Iconografix, 2008 The Pennsylvania Railroad?s slogan was ?Standard Railroad of the World.? Often referred to as the Pennsy, the railroad was an early advocate of standardization, especially with motive power. This book highlights the steam, diesel and electric locomotives. Known for a ?dog?s breakfast? of locomotives, Pennsy experimented with different types of ...             White Racers from Zuffenhausen: Porsche 904, 906, 907, 908, 909, 910 (Ludvigsen Library Series) Karl Ludvigsen Iconografix, 2008 It was no small leap for Porsche from its giant-killing Spyders to the powerful Type 917 that swept all before it. The gap was bridged by its 900-series sports-racing cars, here depicted in rare original photography from the Ludvigsen Library. Karl Ludvigsen has personally selected both dramatic action images and intimate technical details of the ...             Commercial Ships on the Great Lakes: A Photo Gallery Franz Von Riedel Iconografix, Inc., 2005 fasinating awesome this man truly loves what he does you can tell he has such insight and knowledge for being so young he writes very well his photos are in a class all by themselves the amount of work put into this collection is so amazing             Chevrolet Corvair Photo History Monty Montgomery Iconografix, Inc., 2004 Introduced in 1960, Chevrolet's "Beetle Fighter" looked like a sure winner. However, in 1965 the Corvair became mired in controversy, due to questions regarding its high speed handling and stability. In spite of this the Corvair has become a highly desired collectible amongst many car enthusiasts. This book covers all of the cars produced, as well ...             Tugboats of the Great Lakes: A Photo Gallery Franz Von Riedel Iconografix, 2007 Tugs of the Great Lakes This is a fantastic collection of tugboats that are still in use and some that are not. Von Riedel has taken it upon himslf to capture those still sailing and those still remembered in action on our fresh water lakes. Historical perspective, excellent photography and ...             Slingshot Dragsters of the 1960s Photo Archive Lou Hart Iconografix, Inc., 2005 Good book but Bob Murazez was not 16 A minor point: Bob Muravez was in his early twenties - not 16 as suggested - when he began driving the "Quincy Automotive Special" (later known as the "Freight Train") in 1961.             Ahrens-Fox Fire Apparatus Photo Archive Walter McCall Iconografix, 2008 Ahrens-Fox Fire Apparatus Photo Archive Excellent "primer" book of Ahrens-Fox photos. Mr. Sytsma would be proud of Mr. McCalls work. 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