Classic American Streamliners

Download or read book Classic American Streamliners written by Mike Schafer and published by MBI Publishing Company. This book was released on 1997 with total page 183 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Download or read book American Streamliner, Post-War Years written by Carl Byron and published by Heimburger House Publishing Company. This book was released on 2001-01-01 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Download or read book Union Pacific's Streamliners written by Joe Welsh and published by . This book was released on with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Download or read book Streamliners written by Brian Solomon and published by MBI Publishing Company. This book was released on 2015-10-05 with total page 211 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "An examination of the introduction of streamliners to American railroading, including the technology and styling trends"--

Download or read book Streamliners written by Mike Schafer and published by Voyageur Press. This book was released on 2002 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "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.

Download or read book Classic American Railroads written by Mike Schafer and published by Motorbooks International. This book was released on 2003-09 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Download or read book The Golden Age of Streamlining written by Colin Alexander and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2021-09-15 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Colin Alexander looks at the interwar period, a high-water mark in industrial design as the benefits of streamlining were realised.