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Union Pacific's Streamliners (Great Passenger Trains)
Joe Welsh
Voyageur Press, 2008
ONE OF MY BETTER BOOK BUYS
Passenger train books do not come much better than this one. Joe Welsh as always has produced a scholarly account of his subject. The mostly colored photography is superb. The author takes the reader from the history of Union Pacific passenger trains starting with ...
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Streamliner Memories (Enthusiast Color Series)
Mike Schafer
Motorbooks International, 1999
Great memories
What a pleasant surprise to get this book home and discover that it is written by a true lover of trains! Wonderful pictures accompany intersting stories about the author's experiences as a train fanatic. The section covering the Illinois Central and its Land o Corn ...
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The Pioneer Zephyr: America's First Diesel-electric Stainless Steel Streamliner
Carl R. Byron, Robert W. Rediske
Heimburger House Pub Co, 2005
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The Art of the Streamliner
Bob Johnson, Joe Welsh
Metrobooks, 2001
All Aboard!
This is the second book about streamline trains for authors Welch and Schafer. Their first book, `Classic American Streamliners', told the history of these trains in words, photos and plenty of graphic material, now this latest book takes a slightly different approach ...
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The Streamliner Diner Cookbook
Alexandra Clark, Elizabeth Matteson, ...
Ten Speed Press, 1995
Not a Meatloaf and Mashed Potatoes Cookbook!
I have one word for you--yummy. I bought this book years ago at a book sale and I use this cookbook more than I any other in my collection. There are tons of recipes for brunch--scrapples, muffins and great salads. I have a few personal favorites that I make over ...
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Streamliners A History of Railroad Icon
Mike Schafer
MBI, 2002
Debbie
Great pictures, very interesting I couldn't put it down. Loved it so much I'm reading it again.
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E Units: Electro-Motive's Classic Streamliners (Classic Trains)
Jeff Wilson
Kalmbach Publishing Company, 2002
For railroading enthusiasts and yesteryear train buffs
The newest addition to Kalmbach's outstanding "Classic Trains" series E Units: Electro-Motive's Classic Streamliners by railroad buff Jeff Wilson is a superbly presented photographic showcase of vintage locomotives running from the end of WW II to the late 1950's. The ...
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Pennsy Streamliners: The Blue Ribbon Fleet
Joe Welsh
Kalmbach Publishing Company, 1999
The Standard Railroad of the World At Its Best
The Pennsylvania Railroad was one of the largest and most successful corporations in the United States for many decades. At its best, it provided some of the most extensive and superlative freight and passenger service in the world. Passenger service entered a brief ...
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Little Chuff Chuff and the Big Streamliner (Tell-a-Tale Book)
Whitman Publishing, 1950
Tell-a-tale book. A book about a big streamliner and a little train.
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Classic American Streamliners
Mike Schafer
MBI, 1997
Really great book of Streamlined era
The best book of subject I have come across. Very interested in 30,40 and 50 Streamliners. Actually my time of RR trips. First was 37 Daylight from San Jose to Los Angeles. Worked on SP Coast Division late 40s and early 50s. Ticket/baggage clerk. Only error I found was ...
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Power for the Streamliners: Union Pacific's E8A / E9A Fleet
Robert P Olmsted
South Platte Press, 2008
48 pages 11" x 8". Illustrated. These high-speed machines were constructed by General Motors' Electro-Motive Division of La Grange, Ill., between 1949 and 1964. Customers included the Union Pacific Railroad, which acquired cab-equipped "A" units and cabless booster "B" units of both models. All E8/E9 units have since been retired from regular ...
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Edward G. Budd: Father Of The Streamliners And The Budd Company
Edward G. Budd
Kessinger Publishing, LLC, 2006
Delivered At A National Newcomen Luncheon Of The Newcomen Society Held At New York City.
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From horsecars to streamliners: An illustrated history of the St. Louis Car Company
Alan R Lind
Transport History Press, 1978
Fantastic for its Time
I have had this book since I was 12 years old back in 1978. It is a magnicent history of the great streetcar and subway train builder. From the first horsecars, to the New York City subway orders that kept the car builder alive throughout the 60's. Plus there's a ...
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Union Pacific Across Sherman Hill: Big Boys, Challengers and Streamliners (Golden Years of Railroading)
George Drury
Kalmbach Publishing Company, 1999
An excellent book on Union Pacific golden age steam.
This is a great book if you're a steam fan. It's covers all types of motive power used by Union Pacific during the late 40s and 50s, 4-8-8-4 Big Boys, Challengers, Northerns and so on. All the photos are black and white, but are high quality with detailed captions and ...
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Snowbound Streamliner
Robert J Church
Signature Press, 1999
Amazing but true
A train called "The City of San Francisco" gets buried in a Sierra snowstorm, trapping passengers and crew for three days. It's an amazing story, and it happened in January, 1952. This book tells you everything you could possibly want to know about the story. And then ...
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