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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.
List for March 7, 1844, is the list for September 10, 1842, amended in manuscript.
Includes entries for maps and atlases.
Every type of passenger car used by Southern Pacific from 1955 to 1958 is detailed with period literature describing its construction and amenities, as well as a large selection of color photos from the period.
Despite its reputation as an Appalachian coal hauler, the Chesapeake & Ohio offered high-profile passenger service linking Norfolk and Washington, D.C. with Cincinnati and Louisville. In addition, C&O cars served Chicago via the New York Central and New York via the Pennsylvania Railroad. This outstanding color history documents C&O passenger cars and trains from 1945 to the emergence of Amtrak in 1970. A large portion of the story revolves around C&O's massive 1950 order of 300 Pullman can, but there is also coverage of The Sportsman service across Ohio to Detroit, and Michigan passenger services inherited from the Pere Marquette Railway, which was merged in 1947. With roster data, interior views, and detailed color imagery of C&O's vibrant yellow, blue, and silver livery, this resource is sure to appeal to C&O modelers and railfans alike.
Subtitled: The Route of the Capitol Limited. A detailed history of B&Os passenger trains and operations between the end of WWII and the advent of Amtrak. Each train on the route is detailed, its consist and traffic analyzed, and discontinuance circumstances noted. Diagrams show many trains standard consists detailing where cars originated and terminated. Illustrations are of cars, inside and out, motive power (steam and diesel), stations, and ancillary facilities. Hdbd., 8 1/2x 11, 148 pgs., 175 b&w & color ill.