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Author | : Steve Barry |
Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing |
Total Pages | : 109 |
Release | : 2014-05-10 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0747814937 |
For the century after 1865 all the largest railroad companies had flagship luxury trains, spectacularly appointed steamliners offering unrivaled standards of service and thoughtful amenities including ladies' perfume and carnations for gentlemen. These luxury trains transported well-heeled passengers in grand style across spectacular American landscapes in an atmosphere of privilege and elegance. Including the iconic Super Chief of the Sante Fe Railway and New York Central System's fabled 20th Century Limited, they became legends in their day and for decades after their last runs. This beautifully illustrated book allows readers to experience the exhilarating journeys, the exquisitely designed train cars and the vintage advertisements and posters that together made up the passenger's experience during this golden age of train travel – an age still remembered and celebrated today.
Author | : Jim Cox |
Publisher | : McFarland |
Total Pages | : 477 |
Release | : 2010-11-17 |
Genre | : Transportation |
ISBN | : 0786461756 |
Covering legendary and obscure intercity passenger trains in a dozen Southeastern states, this book details the golden age of train travel. The story begins with the inception of steam locomotives in 1830 in Charleston, South Carolina, continuing through the mid-1930s changeover to diesel and the debut of Amtrak in 1971 to the present. Throughout, the book explores the technological achievements, the romance and the economic impact of traveling on the tracks. Other topics include contemporary museums and excursion trains; the development of commuter rails, monorails, light rails, and other intracity transit trains; the social impact of train travel; and historical rail terminals and facilities. The book is supplemented with more than 160 images and 10 appendices.
Author | : Mark Wegman |
Publisher | : Voyageur Press (MN) |
Total Pages | : 168 |
Release | : 2008-11-17 |
Genre | : Transportation |
ISBN | : 9780760334751 |
A lavishly illustrated look at the glory years of travel by rail, with over 160 profiles, front and top views, and interior layouts depicting three dozen of the nation’s most celebrated trains of the golden age.
Author | : Timothy Starr |
Publisher | : Arcadia Publishing |
Total Pages | : 128 |
Release | : 2021-03-22 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1467105600 |
New York's Capital District was ideally situated to become one of the nation's earliest and most important transportation crossroads. The Mohawk River was the only water level gap in the Appalachian range to the west, which led to the construction of the Erie Canal. Soon after its completion, the state's first railroad began operating between Albany and Schenectady in 1831. Other pioneer railroads followed, heading north to Canada, south to New York City, west to Chicago, and east to Boston. Over the next century, railroads like the New York Central, Boston & Albany, Boston & Maine, and Delaware & Hudson built extensive passenger stations, freight and classification yards, and repair shops in the tri-city region. Passenger operations continue today at the Schenectady and Albany-Rensselaer Amtrak stations, while the Selkirk Yard is still an important classification point for CSX Transportation.
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.
Author | : Robin Lee Hatcher |
Publisher | : Zondervan |
Total Pages | : 221 |
Release | : 2014-05-13 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 0310411718 |
A Colorado beauty abandoned at the altar. A rugged bounty hunter haunted by his past. In this dramatic historical novel by best-selling author Robin Lee Hatcher, two wounded hearts join forces in a pursuit across the Old West. Silver Matlock is a Colorado beauty in search of revenge against the man who stranded her at the altar and fled with the remnant of her family's fortune. She is determined to find the man who betrayed her trust. Jared Newman, rugged as the West itself, is relentless in his pursuit of lawless men—but unable to escape his own tragic past. Hardened by his life as a bounty hunter, he must learn to forgive before he loses his soul. Joining forces, the two set out in search of Silver's betrayer. The handsome but embittered Jared finds himself powerfully drawn to the beautiful woman whose drive for justice equals his own. But lack of honesty keeps Silver and Jared from fully trusting each other, even as a shocking revelation intensifies their pursuit of the cunning—and deadly—quarry. "Hatcher delivers another thought-provoking historical novel." —CBA Retailers + Resources
Author | : Peter T. Maiken |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 428 |
Release | : 1989 |
Genre | : Transportation |
ISBN | : |
The story of "overnight operation of sleeping cars."
Author | : Bill Yenne |
Publisher | : Marboro Books |
Total Pages | : 200 |
Release | : 1989 |
Genre | : Transportation |
ISBN | : 9780880293532 |
NOSTALGIC BOOK OF THE HISTORY OF RAIL TRAVEL WITH PICTURES AND ILLUSTRATIONS.
Author | : Mike Schafer |
Publisher | : Motorbooks International |
Total Pages | : 156 |
Release | : 2001 |
Genre | : Transportation |
ISBN | : 9780760308967 |
From the Santa Fe "Super Chief" to modern Amtrak high-speed intercity services, this sprawling photographic history rambles through two centuries of passenger trains and presents a wealth of archival imagery and period color photos. 200 illustrations, 150 in color.
Author | : C. J. Riley |
Publisher | : MetroBooks (NY) |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 1997 |
Genre | : Railroad trains |
ISBN | : 9781567993837 |
Traces the history of train travel from the origins of the locomotive to the late twentieth century, and features color and black-ane-white photographs of notable trains and destinations.