American Passenger Trains and Locomotives Illustrated
- ISBN-10
- 0760334757
- ISBN-13
- 9780760334751
- Category
- Transportation
- Pages
- 168
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2008-11-17
- Publisher
- Voyageur Press (MN)
- Author
- Mark Wegman
Description
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.
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