Greg McDonnell is the author of ten books on a wide range of transportation subjects, including Canadian Pacific and Lake Boats. He is also a professional photojournalist for railroad publications in the United States and Canada. He received the Railway and Locomotive Historical Society's Fred A. and Jane R. Stindt Photography Award for significant contribution to the photographic interpretation of North America's railroading history. He lives in Cambridge, Ontario.
Jerry A. Pinkepank is the author of the original Diesel Spotters Guide and founder of the diesel locomotive news magazine Extra 2200 South. He lives in Seattle, Washington.
[This] latest edition is more comprehensive than the 2002 version
and features electric engines for the first time. Also new is a
larger format that makes the photos more enjoyable.--
(12/01/2008)
A transportation photojournalist with 10 volumes under his belt,
McDonnell chronicles new locomotive production where Louis Marre's
1995 "Diesel Locomotives: The First 50 Years" leaves off, and
updates "The Field Guide to Modern Diesel Locomotives" (2002). He
also broadens the conventional coverage by including electric
passenger locomotives currently in service on the Northwest
Corridor, but does not include the limited number of electric
freight locomotives, none of which are operating in North America
at the present. Stupendous color photographs, explanatory text, and
graphic data are provided for each model.-- (12/01/2009)
After spending some time with this book, I've come to see the
diesels sand electric locomotives in a different light.... Next
time I am waiting at a railroad crossing, I'll be trying to
determine if the locomotive is a Super 7B23 or a DASH 8-44CA. That
should really impress my passengers!-- (03/01/2009)
This new oversize, full color book is the "Diesel Spotter's Guide"
on steroids. And it's badly needed.... Each model is described in
detail, defining its features and production history. Excellent,
large action and roster photos illustrate the subjects, and the
full color reproduction is also excellent.... There is no better
authority on modern power than Greg McDonnell, and this book is an
absolute must for anyone who wants to go out and watch trains
today. After you get "Locomotives," you'll WANT to go out and see
what's new!"-- (11/01/2008)
This is a field guide that is also elegant, so my advice is this:
Buy two copies, and toss one in your car, and put the other on one
your coffee table.--Jim Wrinn"Trains" (12/01/2008)
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