GE Locomotives 110 Years of General Electric Motive Power

by Brian Solomon

General Electric entered the railroad industry in the early twentieth century and this collection of history explores all types of electric locomotives with a stunning collection of archival black-and-white, period, and modern color photography. Depicting a broad cross-section of American railroads in a variety of regions both urban and remote, Brian Solomon leads us through GEs entire locomotive history, from the first electric S motors to todays colossal, 6,000-horsepower diesel-electrics. Witness electrical legends such as the Pennsylvania Railroads E44s, Amtraks E60s, and Milwaukee Roads Little Joes, just to name a few. Solomon gives us a brilliant explanation of the locomotives, the terrain they covered, pioneering GE efforts, and even the marketplace competition and the power race that fueled the development of these awesome machines.