Train Shed Cyclopedia No. 14, 4-8-4\'s & Other Heavy Passenger Locos 1927-1941
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Following is copied from a post by AltonFan on the ModelRailroader.com website dated July 27, 2011:
Basically, the Train Shed Cyclopedias were a series of reprints from various editions of The Locomotive Cyclopedia, The Car Builder\'s Cyclopedia, and other similar handbooks published for the reference of railroad mechanics, shop foremen, etc.. The Cyclopedias originated as glossaries to standardize terminology between various shop forces when repairing railroad equipment. The original Cyclopedias were published by Simmons-Boardman, a firm that still specializes in publications for the railroad industry. Specific editions represented the \"latest and greatest\" railroad technology at the time.
The Train Shed Cyclopedias were published by Newton K. Gregg. They featured facsimile reprints, mostly of sections of the Cyclopedias of interest to railroad hobbyists. Gregg published a few complete editions of The Locomotive Cyclopedia and the Car Builder\'s Cyclopedia, but mostly published sections in a kind of serial format. They were relatively inexpensive, and contained a wealth of information.
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