Relive a glorious age in Railroads: The Great American Adventure - from th belching "tea kettle on wheels" to the highly efficient diesel-electric locomotives of this century. As steam captured the Americam imagination, railroad fever gripped the country. Work gangs struggled over forbidding mountain ranges and across vast pairies to span the continent with ribbons of iron. Shrewd financiers built railroad empires as desperadoes plundered the western lines. heroic engineering feats and the tragic tales of Casey Jones and "Old 97" made legendary the drama of working on rails. ..... Carefully researched historical illustrations, contemporay colour photographs, and specia pcture rssays enrich the text, evoking romance and excitement symbolised by the steam locomotive.