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.
In the latest mystery from New York Times bestselling author Charles Todd, World War I nurse and amateur sleuth Bess Crawford investigates an old murder that occurred during her childhood in India, a search for the truth that will transform ...
... Zephyr , Afternoon Zephyr , Morning Hiawatha , After- noon Hiawatha , the Pioneer Limited , or the Twin Cities " 400 ... Middleton . 111 tapping Wisconsin's largest city , Milwaukee , before striking.
Salvation for Jacksonville Terminal finally came in 1992, when it was reopened following rehabilitation as part of the Prime Osborn III Convention Center. The 1974 station on the city's western fringe, meanwhile, remains ample for ...
Classic American Railroad Stations
This nostalgic, authoritative history of the railroad industry in the United States is richly illustrated with more than 200 images covering everything from the road's beginning to its heyday in the 1940s and '50s and its current state.
While researching Kipling's life , biographer Angus Wilson said he heard the story praised by railway men and that he “ received a letter from a train driver stressing the value of this part of Kipling's work .
Originally printed in 1893, this stunning reprinting of the rare classic, The American Railway, is filled with more than 200 gorgeous period illustration of locomotives, brakemen, engineers, rail service, managers and tycoons from the era.
This richly illustrated encyclopedia of classic and contemporary American railroads features consise histories of 101 U.S. and Canadian railroads past and present.
This exciting volume, packed with rare railroadiana and expertly-written text, brings those wonderful days back to life!
Along with the fascinating history of this train, the visual photography captures one of the world's premiere railroads as it journeys through some of the most beautiful and dramatic scenery ever traversed by rail.