Chapter I: Steam vs. Diesel: The Capabilities and Requirements of a Radically New Technology.

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.