Union Pacific's Streamliners - Rilegato

Welsh, Joe

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ISBN 10: 0760325340 ISBN 13: 9780760325346

Casa editrice: Voyageur Pr, 2008

Riassunto

Union Pacific is America’s most popular railroad. The first to create a transcontinental railroad link in 1869 in conjunction with the Central Pacific, UP was also the first U.S. railroad to create a modern streamlined passenger train. Sleek, quiet, powerful, and fast, the lightweight streamliner set a new standard for luxury on the rails. This authoritative, illustrated history follows up streamliners from 1934 with the launch of the City of Salina right up to Union Pacific’s ceding of passenger service to Amtrak in 1971.

Award-winning rail author Joe Welsh examines the fleet of “City” trains that followed the Salina, all connecting Chicago to their namesakes with revolutionary equipment and diesel motive power on breakneck schedules. In addition to detailed looks at the trains, readers are treated to their various forms of motive power and rolling stock, and their unparalleled services. Dozens of black-and-white images and period color photos depict the City of Portland, City of Denver, City of Los Angeles, City of San Francisco, and City of St. Louis along, with period ads and route maps to complete the picture. Images also detail the opulent furnishings and impeccable service that distinguished America’s premier passenger line--from uniforms and dinnerware to the most exotic lounge cars ever built.

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Pages: 160 Illustrations: 140 coloured and 76 monochrome Date: August 2008 Cover: hardback with dust cover Size: 286x225mm portrait Price: £23.99 Index: very good Published in the series Great Passenger Trains, there can be few, if any, American railroad brands better known than that of Union Pacific. With enthusiasts in the States, it is the favourite and it was the first American railroad to create a modern streamlined passenger train. The book provides an in-depth study of the company's streamlined motive power, rolling stock, services and facilities, from the pioneering M-10000, introduced in 1934, to the introduction of Amtrak in 1917. The book contains many archival illustrations both in colour and black and white drawn from various collections around the country. There are also examples of the literature used down the years to promote the streamlined services --Model Railway Express

L'autore:

A noted authority on American railroads, Joe Welsh is a regular contributor to Trains magazine and has appeared on the History Channel. He is the author of several books, including the critically acclaimed The American Railroad, Classic American Streamliners, and Travel by Pullman. Welsh is a transportation planner for the City of Auburn, Washington.

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• Editore: Voyageur Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0760325340
• ISBN 13: 9780760325346
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 160