 Royal Blue Line: The Classic B & O Train Between Washington and New York
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| By : Herbert H., Jr. Harwood, Courtney B. Wilson |
In Royal Blue Line, Herbert H. Harwood, Jr., recounts the 70-year history of the B & O's showcase service, detailing the creation of the "Royal Blue" image, the design of equipment and services appropriate to this image, the B & O's distinctive marketing campaigns, and its stubborn corporate pride in the line, which led to questionable business decisions and, ultimately, financial collapse. Generously illustrated with over 250 evocative photographs, advertisements, menus, timetables, and maps, Royal Blue Line vividly recalls America's most regal railway journey.
Publisher: Johns Hopkins Univ Pr
Sales Rank: 319,722
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Streamliner Memories (Enthusiast Color Series)
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| By : Mike Schafer |
Thousands of railroad enthusiasts regret never having the chance to cheat the wind aboard trains like Santa Fe's Super Chief or Burlington's California Zephyr. Packed with period color photos throughout, this book covers the heyday of streamliner travel from 1930 to 1970, and celebrates the most memorable aspects of streamliner travel--elegant dining cars, cozy lounge cars, breathtaking views from massive Vista-Domes, and retiring to private Pullman sleepers.
Publisher: Motorbooks International
Sales Rank: 128,374
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The American Passenger Train
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| By : Mike Schafer, Joe Welsh |
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.Presents a wealth of archival imagery and modern and period colour photographs that depicts everything from East Coast steam operations in the 1830s to modern Amtrak and high-speed inter-city services. Presents a wealth of archival imagery and modern and period colour photographs that depicts everything from East Coast steam operations in the 1830s to modern Amtrak and high-speed inter-city services.
Publisher: Motorbooks International
Sales Rank: 187,319
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The American Streamliner: Prewar Years
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| By : Donald J. Heimburger, Byron Heimburger, Carl R. Byron |
The history of Streamlined trains, their paint schemes, routes and Interior and exterior designs. Covers such famous trains as the Burlington Zephyrs, Santa Fe's Chief, Pennsylvania's Broadway Limited and New York Central's Twentieth Century Limited.
Publisher: Heimburger House Publishing Company
Sales Rank: 288,397
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The Art of the Streamliner
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| By : Bob Johnston & Joe Walsh with Mike Schafer. |
A group of veteran transportation historians discuss the design, engineering, routes, designers, and other aspects of the streamlined steam and diesel trains of North America. Illustrated with some 175 b&w and color photographs. Annotation © Book News, Inc., Portland, OR.
Publisher: Metro Books
Sales Rank: 221,953
Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0 
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The Crash That Stopped Britain
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| By : Ian Jack |
On October 17, 2000, a London-to-Leeds express train, traveling at a speed of 115 miles per hour, derailed just south of Hatfield — 18 miles north of London — leaving four people dead and 70 injured and causing months of social chaos. Ian Jack explores the crash, its aftermath, and the avoidable ruin of Britain’s railway system. “A model of what an essay should be — informative and informed, insightful, beautifully written in a sober tone.
Publisher: Granta Books
Sales Rank: 1,106,865
Avg. Customer Rating: 3 / 5.0
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The Milwaukee Road Olympian: A Ride to Remember
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| By : Stanley Johnson |
A rich description of author Stan Johnson's trip from Chicago to Tacoma in 1941, the last year of the classic Olympian's pre-war runs. It relates the trip in great detail-seen through the eyes of a 13-year-old boy who loved trains and railroaders, written almost 60 years later by a 70-year-old-man who has lost none of that love.
Publisher: Museum of North Idaho
Sales Rank: 221,140
Avg. Customer Rating: 5 / 5.0
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