Author : Richard J. Cook
Publisher : Motorbooks International
Page : 154 pages
File Size : 16,90 MB
Release : 1996-08-01
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 9781883089269
The story of America's most famous train. In 1938 the Twentieth Century Limited was equipped with all-new steel cars and introduced a spectacular fleet of streamlined steam locomotives. Includes information on the locomotives, the cars, schedules, and great photography of the 20th Century on route.
Author : Jeffrey Meikle
Publisher : Temple University Press
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 30,10 MB
Release : 2010-06-04
Category : Design
ISBN : 1439904715
Classic, indispensable introduction to industrial design in the last century.
Author : Karl R. Zimmerman
Publisher : Motorbooks International
Page : 156 pages
File Size : 46,26 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9780760314227
This authoritative history of the 20th Century Limited from 1902 to its 1967 demise examines the train; its steam, electric, and diesel motive power; and its swank passenger cars, services, and amenities. The Century was a train of magnates and movie stars, with a red carpet rolled out for departure from Chicago to New York City. With the finest of food in the diner and a full array of amenities - barber, secretary, shower, maid - the 20th Century Limited set the standards against which all other passenger trains would be measured. This book tells the complete story of this extraordinary train, from its illustrious beginning in the days of opulent wooden cars through its demise in the era of passenger-train cutbacks that lead to the formation of Amtrak.
Author : Craig Sanders
Publisher : Indiana University Press
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 26,66 MB
Release : 2003-06-04
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780253342164
The passenger train has long held a special place in the imagination of Americans, and Indiana was once a bustling passenger train crossroads. Limiteds, Locals, and Expresses in Indiana, 1838–1971 brings to life the countless locals, accommodation trains, and secondary expresses that Hoosiers patronized during the Golden Age of the passenger train. Craig Sanders gives us a comprehensive history of intercity passenger service in Indiana, from the time railroads began to develop in the state in the mid-19th century through May 1, 1971, when Amtrak began operations. Each chapter summarizes the history and development of one railroad, discusses the factors that shaped that railroad's passenger service—such as prolonged financial difficulties, competition, and the influence of a strong leader—and concludes with a detailed account of its passenger operations in Indiana. Sixteen maps, 87 photographs, and other evocative illustrations supplement Sanders's text.
Author : Russell A. Flinchum
Publisher : State University of New York Press
Page : 399 pages
File Size : 49,32 MB
Release : 2022-12-01
Category : Design
ISBN : 1438491395
Henry Dreyfuss: Designing for People reveals the work of Dreyfuss's talented, hand-picked staff and explores how together they influenced nearly a century of industrial design. With his wife as business partner, he orchestrated a firm that created some of the 20th century's most iconic designs, including the luxury 20th Century Limited train; the interior for Eisenhower's Air Force One; the Princess telephone; and John Deere's Gator utility vehicle— designs that defined an entire era's aesthetic. This volume examines the complete history of the Dreyfuss firm. Coauthor Russell A. Flinchum worked at the firm, recorded staff and family interviews, and took possession of hundreds of documents that were being discarded. Firsthand information from the firm's two surviving partners is documented only here. The book also includes an appendix featuring five rare works that Dreyfuss had privately printed to show the scope of his firm's work.
Author : Michael Johns
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 27,75 MB
Release : 2004-08-02
Category : History
ISBN : 0520243307
"An exceptionally wide-ranging and balanced examination of American culture in the 1950s. Johns spans the cultural horizon from food and clothing to music, literature, art, architecture and politics. In highly readable prose, he transmits his enthusiasm for the subject and conveys the sights, sounds, and smells of ordinary everyday life in America a generation ago. His book will be important to anyone seriously studying this crucial and largely misunderstood period in American life."—Alan Ehrenhalt, author of The Lost City: The Forgotten Virtues of Community in America."
Author : John Belle
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 36,66 MB
Release : 2000
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9780393047653
This is the story of Grand Central Terminal in New York City, a remarkable and beautiful building whose birth, survival, and restoration reflect the critical role architecture plays in the expansion of our cities.
Author : Craig Sanders
Publisher : Indiana University Press
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 13,59 MB
Release : 2006-05-11
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 0253027934
"Craig Sanders has done an excellent job of research . . . his treatment is as comprehensive as anyone could reasonably wish for, and solidly based. In addition, he succeeds in making it all clear as well as any human can. He also manages to inject enough humor and human interest to keep the reader moving." —Herbert H. Harwood, author of The Lake Shore Electric Railway Story and Invisible Giants: The Empires of Cleveland's Van Sweringen Brothers A complete history of Amtrak operations in the heartland, this volume describes conditions that led to the passage of the Rail Passenger Service Act of 1970, the formation and implementation of Amtrak in 1970–71, and the major factors that have influenced Amtrak operations since its inception. More than 140 photographs and 3 maps bring to life the story as told by Sanders. This book will become indispensable to train enthusiasts through its examination of Americans' long-standing fascination with passenger trains. When it began in 1971, many expected Amtrak to last about three years before going out of existence for lack of business, but the public's continuing support of funding for Amtrak has enabled it and the passenger train to survive despite seemingly insurmountable odds.
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Page : 840 pages
File Size : 18,32 MB
Release : 1996
Category : Railroads
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Page : 312 pages
File Size : 21,81 MB
Release : 1996
Category : Locomotives
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