Following up on smd4 Steve's post, I, too, own a number of railroad textbooks. Specifically, I have six titles published by the International Textbook Company of Scranton, PA. The volumes I have are as follows:
- ITC #506...Firing of Locomotives (Pub. 1928)
- ITC #511C...Locomotive Breakdowns and Appliances (Pub. 1943)
- ITC #514B...Compressors and Brake Equipments (Pub. 1935)
- ITC #530...Automatic Train Control (Pub. 1930)
- ITC #644...Diesel Locomotive Operation (Pub. 1946)
- ITC #645...No. 8 EL Diesel Brake Equipment (Pub. 1947)
The books have black hardcovers with gold lettering on the spine. They are profusely illustrated and were issued to provide employees with detailed instruction in the execution of their respective crafts. This is serious "nuts and bolts" railroad reading.
I acquired these books from the son of a retired UP Engineman who had passed on. He told me his father held them in high regard and referred to them often.
Bob
