Author: TLC PublishingPublisher: TLC Publishing
ISBN: 9781883089252
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
At head of title: New York Central System.
New York Central's Lightweight Passenger Cars, Trains and Travel
Author: TLC PublishingPublisher: TLC Publishing
ISBN: 9781883089252
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
At head of title: New York Central System.
Pennsy Streamliners
Author: Joe WelshPublisher: Kalmbach Publishing Company
ISBN: 9780890242933
Category : Express trains
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The most in-depth treatment of the Pennsy story you can find! Covers every detail a railfan could want, from passenger car rosters to interviews with former Pennsy employees. Includes rare color photos of passenger fleet exteriors.
Encyclopedia of North American Railroads
Author: William D MiddletonPublisher: Indiana University Press
ISBN: 0253027993
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 1295
Book Description
Lavishly illustrated and a joy to read, this authoritative reference work on the North American continent's railroads covers the U.S., Canadian, Mexican, Central American, and Cuban systems. The encyclopedia's over-arching theme is the evolution of the railroad industry and the historical impact of its progress on the North American continent. This thoroughly researched work examines the various aspects of the industry's development: technology, operations, cultural impact, the evolution of public policy regarding the industry, and the structural functioning of modern railroads. More than 500 alphabetical entries cover a myriad of subjects, including numerous entries profiling the principal companies, suppliers, manufacturers, and individuals influencing the history of the rails. Extensive appendices provide data regarding weight, fuel, statistical trends, and more, as well as a list of 130 vital railroad books. Railfans will treasure this indispensable work.
American Passenger Trains and Locomotives Illustrated
Author: Mark WegmanPublisher: Voyageur Press
ISBN: 1616731443
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 162
Book Description
The period from the 1890s to the mid-1950s is generally considered the “golden era� of passenger rail travel in America. It was a time of celebrated locomotives and luxurious passenger service, a time when rail technology saw its greatest advances and railroads became the nation’s favored mode of transportation. These glory years come alive in American Passenger Trains and Locomotives Illustrated, 1889–1971. For this volume, author and illustrator Mark Wegman has researched original railroad drawings and in some cases even paint chips to render more than 160 profiles, front and top views, and interior layouts depicting the steam, diesel, and electric locomotives, along with passenger cars, of three dozen of the nation’s most celebrated trains of the golden age. Accompanying the author’s drawings are histories of each train, period photographs, postcards, menus, luggage stickers, vintage print ads, and detailed captions. The book is a lavishly appointed journey back in time to the bygone heyday of passenger-train travel.
Railfan & Railroad
Author: Night Trains
Author: Peter T. MaikenPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 428
Book Description
The story of "overnight operation of sleeping cars."
Amtrak, America's Railroad
Author: Geoffrey H. DoughtyPublisher: Indiana University Press
ISBN: 0253060648
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
Discover the story of Amtrak, America's Railroad, 50 years in the making. In 1971, in an effort to rescue essential freight railroads, the US government founded Amtrak. In the post–World War II era, aviation and highway development had become the focus of government policy in America. As rail passenger services declined in number and in quality, they were simultaneously driving many railroads toward bankruptcy. Amtrak was intended to be the solution. In Amtrak, America's Railroad: Transportation's Orphan and Its Struggle for Survival, Geoffrey H. Doughty, Jeffrey T. Darbee, and Eugene E. Harmon explore the fascinating history of this popular institution and tell a tale of a company hindered by its flawed origin and uneven quality of leadership, subjected to political gamesmanship and favoritism, and mired in a perpetual philosophical debate about whether it is a business or a public service. Featuring interviews with former Amtrak presidents, the authors examine the current problems and issues facing Amtrak and their proposed solutions. Created in the absence of a comprehensive national transportation policy, Amtrak manages to survive despite inherent flaws due to the public's persistent loyalty. Amtrak, America's Railroad is essential reading for those who hope to see another fifty years of America's railroad passenger service, whether they be patrons, commuters, legislators, regulators, and anyone interested in railroads and transportation history.
RailNews
Author: Railway Age
Author: The American Railroad Passenger Car
Author: John H. WhitePublisher: JHU Press
ISBN: 0801827477
Category : Railroad passenger cars
Languages : en
Pages : 328
Book Description
Hailed since its publication as the definitive - and most opulent - book on the subject, The American Railroad Passenger Car is now made available in an unabridged two-part softcover edition.