Description: Passenger Trains played an essential role in the growth of traveling across America or to the nearest city—the height of its service after WWII until the start-up of Amtrak. This book provides railroad hobbyists, historians, museum operators, transportation instructors, and planners with information about the types of train services and operations in various corridors, such as Chicago – Milwaukee, the overnight and daytime long-distance service, transcontinental trains, and the multiple types of local trains on both main lines and branch lines. The book reviews the types of sleeping cars, coaches, parlor cars, and food and beverage services available then. The equipment and services, such as vista dome coaches, dining and lounge cars with many types of meals and beverages, sleeping accommodations, and coach seats, including reclining and leg rests, were drawing cards for passenger traffic. This historical review, including train schedules and advertisements, provides information on train consists, which is valuable for creating model railroad layout-size trains. Seller Inventory-Railroad-Box#29-018
Price: 21.99 USD
Location: Osseo, Minnesota
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Seller
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Personalize: No
Type: Picture Book
Signed: No
Ex Libris: No
Narrative Type: Nonfiction
Personalized: No
Features: Illustrated
Country/Region of Manufacture: China
Intended Audience: Adults
Inscribed: No
Edition: First Edition
Vintage: No
Book Title: American Passenger Trains : WWII to Amtrak
Number of Pages: 128 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Bridgewater Book Group LLC.
Topic: Railroads / General, Railroads / History
Item Height: 0.4 in
Publication Year: 2009
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Transportation
Item Weight: 19.1 Oz
Item Length: 11 in
Author: Patrick Dorin
Item Width: 8.5 in
Format: Trade Paperback
