American Streamliner, Post-War Years

American Streamliner, Post-War Years PDF

Author: Carl Byron

Publisher: Heimburger House Publishing Company

Published: 2001-01-01

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780911581430

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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

Classic American Streamliners PDF

Author: Mike Schafer

Publisher: MBI Publishing Company

Published: 1997

Total Pages: 183

ISBN-13: 0760303770

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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

Streamliners PDF

Author: Mike Schafer

Publisher: Voyageur Press

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 160

ISBN-13: 9780760313718

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"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

The Golden Age of Streamlining PDF

Author: Colin Alexander

Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited

Published: 2021-09-15

Total Pages: 174

ISBN-13: 1445693356

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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

Union Pacific's Streamliners PDF

Author: Joe Welsh

Publisher:

Published:

Total Pages: 160

ISBN-13: 9781616731151

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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.

Night Trains

Night Trains PDF

Author: Peter T. Maiken

Publisher:

Published: 1992

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780801845031

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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

Streamliners

Streamliners PDF

Author: Brian Solomon

Publisher: MBI Publishing Company

Published: 2015-10-05

Total Pages: 211

ISBN-13: 0760347476

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"An examination of the introduction of streamliners to American railroading, including the technology and styling trends"--

Iron Horses

Iron Horses PDF

Author: Walter R. Borneman

Publisher: Little, Brown

Published: 2014-11-18

Total Pages: 448

ISBN-13: 0316371793

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A "masterly" account of the origins of the transcontinental railroad (Douglas Brinkley) by the author of the bestselling The Admirals. After the completion of the first transcontinental railroad in 1869, the rest of the United States was up for grabs, and the race was on. The prize: a better, shorter, less snowy route through the American Southwest, linking Los Angeles to Chicago. In Iron Horses, Borneman recounts the rivalries, contested routes, political posturing, and business dealings that unfolded as an increasing number of lines pushed their way across the country. Borneman brings to life the legendary robber barons behind it all and also captures the herculean efforts required to construct these roads -- the laborers who did the back-breaking work, the brakemen who ran atop moving cars, the tracklayers crushed and killed by runaway trains. From backroom deals in Washington, DC, to armed robberies of trains in the wild deserts, from cattle cars to streamliners and Super Chiefs, all the great incidents and innovations of a mighty American era are made vivid in Iron Horses.

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