CSX (MBI Railroad Color History)
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.84 (832 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0760317968 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 160 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-06-21 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
This illustrated history provides a background of CSX's 25 years on the American railroad scene, describing how the company came to swallow several legendary regional lines and merger roads. Included is an explanation of the 1999 agreement by which CSX and Norfolk Southern purchased and effectively split the operations of their northern rival Conrail. The book also examines CSX hardware, facilities, and operations on more than 20,000 miles of trackage throughout the eastern half of the United States, from 1980 through today. Formed in 1980 as a holding company for the Chessie and Seaboard Systems and several other eastern railroads, CSX in 1986 merged these several companies into CSX Transportation, staking its claim as one of the nation's dominant merger roads. urban centers and rural areas.. Marvelous color photography, of course, depicts CSX diesel-electric powered freight operations in eastern and Midwestern U.S
"Great photography, text needs proofreading" according to Bote Man. CSX (MBI Railroad Color History) by Brian Solomon provides a good overview of how CSX came into being from its predecessor railroads such as Seaboard Air Line, Atlantic Coast Line, L&N, Conrail, and others. The photography is anywhere from good to stunning, particularly in the large format pages of this book. Various photographers contributed their works.The text, howe. "CSX BOOK BY BRAIN SOLOMON IS FIRST CLASS READING!!!" according to csx railroad fan. THIS IS BY FAR THE BEST BOOK WRITTEN ON THE CSX RAILROAD COMPANY TODAY. BRAIN SOLOMON TAKES YOU ON A GREAT JOURNEY THROUGH 25 YEARS OF CSX COLOR/B&W RAILROAD HISTORY. THE TRAIN PICTURES ARE JUST PLAIN GREAT, THE PURITY OF THE PICTURES JUST BLOWS YOU AWAY. THE TEXT IS VARY WELL WRITTEN, EASY TO UNDERSTAND PICTURE CATIONS, AND THE OVER ALL LAYOUT OF THE BOOK IS GOOD. BRA. Pretty good, but could have been better This is a decent book, but not one of MBI's best. The pictures are good, but there is no route map in the entire book. A lot of the pictures look too alike. The MBI Norfolk Southern book is considerably better.
The Michigan Railfan, Sept.-Oct. 2007“An extraordinary collection of action-oriented photo illustrations accompany the well written text.This book captures the essence of the modern day CSX and should prove interesting to