"The present differs from the two previous editions issued under the title, Recent locomotives, in 1883 and 1886 ... The selection of all of the drawings and the general arrangement of the volume were made by the late D. L. Barnes, who also wrote a portion of the preliminary articles ... the work was completed by his former assistant, Mr. J. C. Whitridge."--Preface.

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