American Streamliner, Post-War Years
Title | American Streamliner, Post-War Years PDF eBook |
Author | Carl Byron |
Publisher | Heimburger House Publishing Company |
Total Pages | 0 |
Release | 2001-01-01 |
Genre | Transportation |
ISBN | 9780911581430 |
When World War II came to an end in 1945, America was on the verge of an unprecedented economic boom that carried over to its vast rail transportation system. Railroads placed orders for new streamlined passenger trains. Passengers wanted new, fashionable trains with sleek cars and locomotives. In addition, steam was out, diesels were in. Railroads saw good times coming and they prepared well for them. This 200-page color book features 335 photographs in a 10 x 10” hardbound volume. Covers numerous name trains.
Classic American Streamliners
Title | Classic American Streamliners PDF eBook |
Author | Mike Schafer |
Publisher | MBI Publishing Company |
Total Pages | 183 |
Release | 1997 |
Genre | Express trains |
ISBN | 0760303770 |
Richly illustrated with over 200 photos, this book tells the story of railroad streamliners, from their early days as short little articulated speedsters to their halcyon years as 20-car "cities on wheels"--Places that were going somewhere. And it also tells a story of a time of individuality, when streamliners reflected the personality of the regions they served.
Streamliners
Title | Streamliners PDF eBook |
Author | Mike Schafer |
Publisher | Voyageur Press |
Total Pages | 160 |
Release | 2002 |
Genre | Transportation |
ISBN | 9780760313718 |
"Streamliners tells the steamliner story and takes you aboard a wide range of steamliners, from UP's historic M-10000 to America's most talked about train, the California Zephyr, whose descendant was still making tracks across the continent as late as the 1990s"--Back cover.
The Golden Age of Streamlining
Title | The Golden Age of Streamlining PDF eBook |
Author | Colin Alexander |
Publisher | Amberley Publishing Limited |
Total Pages | 174 |
Release | 2021-09-15 |
Genre | Transportation |
ISBN | 1445693356 |
Colin Alexander looks at the interwar period, a high-water mark in industrial design as the benefits of streamlining were realised.
Union Pacific's Streamliners
Title | Union Pacific's Streamliners PDF eBook |
Author | Joe Welsh |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 160 |
Release | |
Genre | Locomotives |
ISBN | 9781616731151 |
An authoritative, lavishly illustrated history of Union Pacific's revolutionary passenger services from 1934 to the end of the railroad's passenger operations in 1971.
Railway Age
Title | Railway Age PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 870 |
Release | 1943 |
Genre | Locomotives |
ISBN |
Night Trains
Title | Night Trains PDF eBook |
Author | Peter T. Maiken |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 0 |
Release | 1992 |
Genre | Locomotives |
ISBN | 9780801845031 |
Forty years ago, it was the way to travel. Back then, one could climb between crisp linens and soft blankets, adjust the oversized pillows, and watch America speed by in the night. With more than 300 photographs and 50 maps, Night Trains is a lively account of the Pullman enterprise during the golden years of its operation--from 1920 to 1955--when the remarkable sleeping car system routinely played host to more than 50,000 guests nightly. "A compelling tribute to a bygone time when getting there was half the fun... An education for the young and a scrapbook for those who remember." -- Herald-Dispatch