THE MADAME QUEEN - ATSF 5000/Teague
The Madame Queen - ATSF 5000
EXPECTED IN STOCK SUMMER 2012
An in-depth look at the development, construction, operation, retirement and subsequent restoration of ATSF No. 5000. This book features B&W and color images of the locomotive shown in all types of service. Included are dozens of drawings and original paperwork detailing the development and alteration of the locomotive as she worked for Santa Fe during her career. CAD drawings of the locomotive and AT&SF structures have been combined to show the locomotive on turntables, under coaling towers, and in the shops at Albuquerque, New Mexico. The final chapters document relocating the engine to its new resting spot in Amarillo, Texas. This is a must-have book for the historian, steam fan, or modeler.
List price $49.95, hardcover, 160 pages, b&w and color photos. SKU: MQ5000. Posted 1-6-12.

