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The article provides several references for the book "From Steam to Diesel: Managerial Customs and Organizational Capabilities in the Twentieth-Century American Locomotive Industry" by Albert J. Churella.

The article discusses the transition of the U.S. locomotive industry from steam to diesel locomotive production. It highlights various challenges created by the radical technological discontinuity. It profiles several manufacturers in the country and discusses the effect of the War Production Board (WPB) on the industry.

Chapter V of the book "From Steam to Diesel: Managerial Customs and Organizational Capabilities in the Twentieth-Century American Locomotive Industry" by Albert J. Churella is presented. It discusses the policy and production in the U.S. locomotive industry during World War II. It highlights the decline of the established steam locomotive producers in the country and the impact of the war on the structure of the diesel locomotive industry.

Chapter IV of the book "From Steam to Diesel: Managerial Customs and Organizational Capabilities in the Twentieth-Century American Locomotive Industry" by Albert J. Churella is presented. It profiles ALCo and Baldwin Locomotive Works, two of the three established steam locomotive builders that have explored the possibilities of diesel locomotive during the 1920s. The organization of American Locomotive Co. in 1901 is discussed.

Chapter VII of the book "From Steam to Diesel: Managerial Customs and Organizational Capabilities in the Twentieth-Century American Locomotive Industry" by Albert J. Churella is presented. It explores the period of oligopoly in the U.S. locomotive industry. It mentions the cessation of diesel locomotive production at Baldwin Locomotive Works, Lima, and Fairbanks-Morse & Co. wherein the industry assumed its existing duopolistic structure. EMD Inc.'s dominance in the market is discussed.

Chapter VI of the book "From Steam to Diesel: Managerial Customs and Organizational Capabilities in the Twentieth-Century American Locomotive Industry" by Albert J. Churella is presented. It explores the rapid dieselization of the country's railroads in the postwar period. It profiles several manufacturers in the industry including Baldwin Locomotive Works, EMD Inc., and American Locomotive Co. (ALCo).

Chapter III of the book "From Steam to Diesel: Managerial Customs and Organizational Capabilities in the Twentieth-Century American Locomotive Industry" by Albert J. Churella is presented. It discusses the transition of the diesel locomotive industry during the 1930s wherein diesel switchers had showed their superiority over their steam-powered counterparts. The involvement of General Motors Co. in the diesel engine industry is also discussed.

Chapter II of the book "From Steam to Diesel: Managerial Customs and Organizational Capabilities in the Twentieth-Century American Locomotive Industry" by Albert J. Churella is presented. It discusses the self-propelled railcar which provides the first opportunity for the internal-combustion engine to prove itself in railroad service in the U.S. The decline of railcar demand due to war, depression and market saturation is highlighted.

Chapter I of the book "From Steam to Diesel: Managerial Customs and Organizational Capabilities in the Twentieth-Century American Locomotive Industry" by Albert J. Churella is presented. It explores the technological differences between steam and diesel locomotives which mandate radically different production and marketing techniques. The shift from steam locomotive production to diesel locomotive manufacturing is discussed.

An introduction is presented in which the author discusses the locomotive industry in the U.S. particularly the varied corporate responses to technological change.