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New Departures: Rethinking Rail Passenger Policy in the Twenty-First Century     By : Anthony Perl During the 1990s, it became clear that North America was in the middle of a growing transportation crisis. Today the challenge is even more urgent: Gas-guzzling SUVs clog the highways and fuel America’s dependence on imported oil. Meanwhile, air travelers face delays, cancellations, and uncertainty about safety. The unprecedented terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, are forcing Americans to search for ways to solve their transportation problems. New Departures: Rethinking Rail Passenger... Publisher: University Press of Kentucky Sales Rank: 352,779 Avg. Customer Rating: 5 / 5.0      Product Details/Larger Image List Price: $29.95    More Details/Buy This Item  |  Rate/Vote for This Item Added : 7-Jun-2003    Hits : 15    Rating : 0    Votes: 0  New York Central and the Trains of the Future     By : Geoffrey H. Doughty These beautiful photos capture railroading in the southeastern United States, an area with little coverage in railroad books. First generation diesels plus all the standards on the big and little roads of the Old South from 1949 to the 1970s. Publisher: T L C Pub Sales Rank: 504,852 Avg. Customer Rating: 5 / 5.0      Product Details/Larger Image List Price: $25.95    More Details/Buy This Item  |  Rate/Vote for This Item Added : 7-Jun-2003    Hits : 28    Rating : 0    Votes: 0  New York Central's Lightweight Passenger Cars, Trains and Travel     By : Geoffrey H. Doughty A comprehensive look at one of the northeast's great passenger lines. This volume spans the period from the inauguration of the Mercury in 1936 to the end of the NYC with merger into the Penn Central in 1967. Publisher: T L C Pub Sales Rank: 537,578 Avg. Customer Rating: 3 / 5.0      Product Details/Larger Image List Price: $28.95    More Details/Buy This Item  |  Rate/Vote for This Item Added : 7-Jun-2003    Hits : 28    Rating : 0    Votes: 0  Night Trains: The Pullman System in the Golden Years of American Rail Travel     By : Peter T. Maiken A lively account of the Pullman enterprise during the golden years of its operations, from 1920-1955. The lists in this book show exactly where each train would be at midnight, the details of the cars comprising it, and the city from which each sleeping car originated, as well as its destination. Publisher: Johns Hopkins Univ Pr Sales Rank: 242,424 Avg. Customer Rating: 5 / 5.0      Product Details/Larger Image List Price: $26.95    More Details/Buy This Item  |  Rate/Vote for This Item Added : 7-Jun-2003    Hits : 21    Rating : 0    Votes: 0  Passenger Equipment of the Pennsylvania Railroad Volume 1 -- Coaches     By : Robert A. Liljestrand Passenger Equipment of the Pennsylvania Railroad Volume 1 - Coaches is a new book from The Railroad Press. It has 48 pages of photos and information about the PRR passenger car fleet, including P70’s and many variations, P85’s, P54, P82, PH and PK. In addition to the beautiful detailed black and white photos, this book includes car rosters and an index. Publisher: Railroad Pr Sales Rank: 487,394 Avg. Customer Rating: 4.83 / 5.0      Product Details/Larger Image List Price: $13.95    More Details/Buy This Item  |  Rate/Vote for This Item Added : 7-Jun-2003    Hits : 31    Rating : 0    Votes: 0  Passenger Trains of Yesteryear: Chicago Eastbound (Classic Trains Continues the Golden Years Series)     By : Joseph Welsh Vintage photographs capture the culture of postwar Chicago and the trains that kept the city on the move. Presents famous trains of New York Central, Pennsy, B&O, Illinois Central, C&EI, and more. Publisher: Kalmbach Publishing Company Sales Rank: 206,925 Avg. Customer Rating: 5 / 5.0      Product Details/Larger Image List Price: $19.95    More Details/Buy This Item  |  Rate/Vote for This Item Added : 7-Jun-2003    Hits : 20    Rating : 0    Votes: 0  Passenger Trains of Yesteryear: Chicago Westbound (Classic Trains Continues the Golden Years Series)     By : Joseph Welsh Vintage photographs capture the culture of postwar Chicago and the trains that kept the city on the move. Presents famous trains of Santa Fe, Union Pacific, Chicago & North Western, Milwaukee Road, Rock Island, Burlington, Soo Line, and more. Publisher: Kalmbach Publishing Company Sales Rank: 213,777 Avg. Customer Rating: 5 / 5.0      Product Details/Larger Image List Price: $19.95    More Details/Buy This Item  |  Rate/Vote for This Item Added : 7-Jun-2003    Hits : 20    Rating : 0    Votes: 0  Passing Trains: The Changing Face of Canadian Railroading     By : Greg McDonnell Passing Trains examines the changing face of Canadian railroading over the past 50 years and features the work of more than two dozen of North America’s finest railroad photographers. With over 200 color photographs, as well as gallery-quality black-and-whites, this book takes us back in time for an intimate view of old-order railroading and how it has evolved. Publisher: Boston Mills Press Sales Rank: 597,838 Avg. Customer Rating: 5 / 5.0      Product Details/Larger Image List Price: $50.00    More Details/Buy This Item  |  Rate/Vote for This Item Added : 7-Jun-2003    Hits : 18    Rating : 0    Votes: 0  Pennsy Streamliners: The Blue Ribbon Fleet     By : Joe Welsh In this in-depth treatment of the Pennsy story, passenger train expert Joe Welsh covers every detail a railfan could want. From passenger car rosters to interviews with former Pennsy employees, Pennsy Streamliners presents a complete history of the famous line's rise, dominance, and decline in the high-class luxury rail-service industry. Publisher: Kalmbach Publishing Company Sales Rank: 186,468 Avg. Customer Rating: 5 / 5.0      Product Details/Larger Image List Price: $49.95    More Details/Buy This Item  |  Rate/Vote for This Item Added : 7-Jun-2003    Hits : 18    Rating : 0    Votes: 0  Pennsylvania Railroad: Passenger Trains, Consists and Cars - 1952: East-West Trains     By : Harry Stegmaier Volume 1: East-West Trains. This book uses the contents of the official 1952 Pennsylvania RR passenger train consist book detailing the make-up of its east-west trains. The author supplements this data with a general introduction about PRR service of the period, and introduces each train with a description of its make-up, service, and cars used. Color photos illustrate many of the cars used in the era. B&W and Color photos show typical trains. Illustrations of menus and ads complete the book. Publisher: Tlc Pub Inc Sales Rank: 509,601 Avg. Customer Rating: 4 / 5.0      Product Details/Larger Image List Price: $39.95    More Details/Buy This Item  |  Rate/Vote for This Item Added : 16-Apr-2004    Hits : 23    Rating : 0    Votes: 0

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