Santa Fe Streamliners
Author : Karl Zimmermann
Publisher :
Page : 112 pages
File Size : 10,90 MB
Release : 1987-01-01
Category : Railroad passenger cars
ISBN : 9780915276417
Streamliners
Author : Mike Schafer
Publisher : Voyageur Press
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 34,89 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9780760313718
Book Description
"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.
Classic American Streamliners
Author : Mike Schafer
Publisher : MBI Publishing Company
Page : 183 pages
File Size : 21,95 MB
Release : 1997
Category : Express trains
ISBN : 0760303770
Book Description
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.
Santa Fe Railway
Author : Steve Glischinski
Publisher :
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 33,32 MB
Release : 1997
Category : Railroads
ISBN : 9781616731670
Book Description
American Streamliner, Post-War Years
Author : Carl Byron
Publisher : Heimburger House Publishing Company
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 19,98 MB
Release : 2001-01-01
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9780911581430
Book Description
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.
Streamliners
Author : Brian Solomon
Publisher : MBI Publishing Company
Page : 211 pages
File Size : 12,33 MB
Release : 2015-10-05
Category : History
ISBN : 0760347476
Book Description
"An examination of the introduction of streamliners to American railroading, including the technology and styling trends"--
Santa Fe's Raton Pass
Author : Jared V. Harper
Publisher :
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 35,48 MB
Release : 2010
Category : Railroads
ISBN : 9781933587233
Book Description
Classic American Railroads
Author : Mike Schafer
Publisher : Motorbooks International
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 38,30 MB
Release : 2003-09
Category : Railroads
ISBN : 076031649X
Book Description
This book picks up where the previous two Classic American titles left off, focusing on the golden age of American railroading from 1945 to the early 1970s. It extends to the present day where applicable, providing a colorful look at locomotives, passenger and freight operations, development, and, in some cases, demise. Full color.
Portrait of a Silver Lady
Author : Bruce A. MacGregor
Publisher :
Page : 378 pages
File Size : 18,86 MB
Release : 1977
Category : Transportation
ISBN :
Book Description
The Southern Pacific in Los Angeles, 1873-1996
Author : Larry Mullaly
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,70 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Railroads
ISBN : 9780870951183
Book Description
Get the fascinating story of how steel rails transformed an isolated ranching and agricultural center into the West's greatest city. An unforgettable walk through time recaptures the West's most powerful railroad.
