Extending the principles of the famed Peterson Identification System to the man-made world, A Field Guide to Trains will enable you to identify virtually any locomotive running on a North American railroad. The only book of its kind, this field guide includes a chapter on how to identify locomotives as well as detailed descriptions and illustrations of locomotives and cars - from road switchers and electrics to passenger and freight cars. A Field Guide to Trains features more than 170 locomotives and cars - every locomotive you are likely to see on national, regional, and short-line railroads...