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Examines the history, services, accommodations, and problems of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway.
"Fascinating pictorial history of the Burlington Route, from its start as the tiny Aurora Branch Railway through to its 1970 transformation into the Burlington Northern. Chapters cover its formation, the standard era of passenger service, gas-electric motor cars, Zephyrs, transcontinental streamliners, commuter trains, freight and mixed trains, coal trains, subsidiaries, and the merger. Illustrated throughout with black and white photos. With maps, station list, timetables and ads." -- Amazon.
Here is a concise overview of the steam and diesel locomotives and passenger, freight, and work cars employed by one of America's favorite western railways during the post-Depression era. Each mechanical diagram is accompanied by historical data and a photograph, making this volume an excellent resource for modellers. A color section rounds out the book, making it a hard-to-beat value for any railway fan.
Chicago & Northwestern's passenger system from 1945 to 1995 included transcontinental services in conjunction with Union Pacific, Southern Pacific, and Canadian Pacific, as well as pioneering commuter railway concepts like the line operated in the Chicago-Green Bay corridor. This authoritative history of the innovative railway also features coverage of C&NW touchstones like the Chicago area's first profitable commuter line, the Chicago-Minneapolis 400 streamliner fleet (400 Miles in 400 Minutes), second-to-none passenger amenities, and the assumption of C&NW passenger services by Amtrak in 1970. Modelers and railfans will delight in complete passenger equipment rosters and photographic coverage depicting trains in action, passenger cars, and paint and lettering details.
Ideal for passenger train buffs, MoPac fans and modelers, this overview of Missouri Pacific passenger trains and service tells the complete story since the first streamlined trains to travel the line, to the arrival of Amtrak in 1971. Nicknamed the Route of the Eagles, it spanned from the Midwest all the way to Mexico and operated a diverse fleet of colorful passenger trains in the years between World War II and Amtrak. Photographs, car diagrams, drawings, maps, timetables and consists, and advertising material round out this colorful history.
An illustrated guide to the wide variety of freight car equipment of the railroads that have and continue to service North America, this book covers each type of freight car and what it was designed to haul, as well as the equipment necessary to keep them all ‘on track.’ Equipment designs are based on the type of commodity that would be shipped. For example, 24-foot box cars are designed to handle 75 to 85 tons of iron ore. High cubic capacity covered hopper cars are designed for handling grain traffic, while lower cubic capacity is designed for handling heavy commodities, such as cement. See the changes for each type through time, like the early Refrigerated Cars that required ice which have evolved into today’s much larger Mechanical Reefers. Great book for modelers.
Discusses the history, services, and equipment of the Soo Line Railroad, which is known throughout the Midwest for its dependability.