I was wondering if anyone knew of a history book that talked about the introduction of the diesel electric locomotive to the railroads, the 1930's-1940s era.  What challenges EMD, Alco, etc. companies faced with developing the first locos and convincing the railroads that diesel was the new way to go as apposed to steam.  I know that EMD took the FT demonstrators for a couple of years around the country to show the reliablity of the those engines.  I'm fascinated with that era and I would love to find a good history book that covered it.

 

Thanks.

 

J.R.