Product Description

A superb collection of photographs from the archives of one of the most remarkable partnerships in the history of photography. Here are stunning portraits of the team locomotives used by the logging industry in northwest Washington during the first half of the 20th century, beautifully reproduced in duo-tone, on high-quality matte paper. Entertaining text recounts the history of each locomotive and the logging operation that used it. 53 photos.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #101097 in Books
• Published on: 2006-10-30
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 144 pages

About the Author
Dave Bohn is a photographer, writer, and teacher. His books include Glacier Bay, Backcountry Journal, Rambles Through and Alaskan Wild, and others.

Rodolfo Petschek is a photographer with extensive color photography experience in the Grand Canyon. He is the coauthor of Ancient Sculpture from Western Mexico.

Customer Reviews

Great for the train buff or those who like historical photos
This work is a comprehensive collection of historic photos of trains, tressels, stations and railroad memorabilia by Kinsey in the late 1800's.

Lovable oddities of a bygone era
The bygone days of steam-powered logging railways come back in this fascinating collection of B/W images.
As the title says, the locomotives are the protagonists, but many other details about the whole life of a logging railway in the Pacific Northwest manage to sneak in around the main subject - logging crews, base camps, service cars, rails and trestles - and of course the trees, both standing and felled, some quite awesome by their sheer size.
For the steam enthusiast, a visual feast: the logging locos were often quite off the beaten path - literally, of course, on their crude, temporary rails, but also in their design; several types of odd-looking engines were developed for the particular needs of this job, and rarely seen on mainline rails: all were different fron the conventional, side-rod driven locomotive and especially suited to sharp curves, uneven right-of-ways and, above all, unbelievable grades (happily, they very uniqueness made them survive until comparatively late in the steam era and some are to this day under steam in tourist service).
And for any other one, an interesting and entertaining trip down nostalgia lane; the well-written text complements nicely the images and makes the book enjoyable also to the newcomer.

Great Kinsey photographs
This is an excellent book with great photos of many geared locomotives. A must have for anyone wanting to detail a model of a geared locomotive, or just for looking at the pictures. Each photo has a short narrative describing the photo. A well done book.