Santa Fe Streamliners
Author | : Karl Zimmermann |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 112 |
Release | : 1987-01-01 |
Genre | : Railroad passenger cars |
ISBN | : 9780915276417 |
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Author | : Karl Zimmermann |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 112 |
Release | : 1987-01-01 |
Genre | : Railroad passenger cars |
ISBN | : 9780915276417 |
Author | : Robert Strein |
Publisher | : University of New Mexico Press |
Total Pages | : 132 |
Release | : 2017 |
Genre | : Transportation |
ISBN | : 0826359698 |
Santa Fe: The Chief Way is a fresh and nostalgic look at the streamliners of the Santa Fe railroad from the late thirties to the early seventies. Historic photographs, promotional posters, and art capture the charm of traveling by rail throughout the Southwest on classics such as the Super Chief, the Chief, El Capitan, and the San Francisco Chief. The abundant pictures of the cars and amenities remind us how wonderful it was to travel by train. The extensive coverage of the original advertising materials used to lure travelers west through Indian Country in the Southwest is a unique feature to this charming book. These include train brochures, postcards, and magazine advertisements--all of which show the style and luxury afforded to the traveler on these famous streamliners. Additional chapters devoted to the art collection of the Santa Fe railroad and the depots and Harvey House hotels that are still standing in New Mexico add to the rich history and nostalgia of train travel in the Southwest. This book will be a must-have for railroad buffs, historians, memorabilia collectors, and those interested in the history of advertising. It is a book for all those who are fascinated by the romance of the Southwest and the glory years of the Santa Fe streamliners.
Author | : Steve Glischinski |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 168 |
Release | : 1997 |
Genre | : Railroads |
ISBN | : 9781616731670 |
Author | : Mike Schafer |
Publisher | : MBI Publishing Company |
Total Pages | : 183 |
Release | : 1997 |
Genre | : Express trains |
ISBN | : 0760303770 |
Richly illustrated with over 200 photos, this book tells the story of railroad streamliners, from their early days as short little articulated speedsters to their halcyon years as 20-car "cities on wheels"--Places that were going somewhere. And it also tells a story of a time of individuality, when streamliners reflected the personality of the regions they served.
Author | : TLC Publishing |
Publisher | : TLC Publishing |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2005-06-09 |
Genre | : Transportation |
ISBN | : 9780976620198 |
Chronicles the history of the two most famous Santa Fe passenger trains in the last decades of passenger service: the Super Chief and the El Capitan.
Author | : Mike Schafer |
Publisher | : Voyageur Press |
Total Pages | : 160 |
Release | : 2002 |
Genre | : Transportation |
ISBN | : 9780760313718 |
"Streamliners tells the steamliner story and takes you aboard a wide range of steamliners, from UP's historic M-10000 to America's most talked about train, the California Zephyr, whose descendant was still making tracks across the continent as late as the 1990s"--Back cover.
Author | : Carl Byron |
Publisher | : Heimburger House Publishing Company |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2001-01-01 |
Genre | : Transportation |
ISBN | : 9780911581430 |
When World War II came to an end in 1945, America was on the verge of an unprecedented economic boom that carried over to its vast rail transportation system. Railroads placed orders for new streamlined passenger trains. Passengers wanted new, fashionable trains with sleek cars and locomotives. In addition, steam was out, diesels were in. Railroads saw good times coming and they prepared well for them. This 200-page color book features 335 photographs in a 10 x 10” hardbound volume. Covers numerous name trains.
Author | : Brian Solomon |
Publisher | : Voyageur Press |
Total Pages | : 211 |
Release | : 2015-10-05 |
Genre | : Transportation |
ISBN | : 1627887741 |
See the streamlined trains of the 1930s in all of their sleek glory. In the 1930s, streamlined styling was applied to everything from kitchen appliances to farm tractors as it captured the American imagination. Keen to regain passenger traffic lost to automobiles and expanding roadways, railroads hired industrial-design giants like Raymond Loewy, Otto Kuhler, Henry Dreyfuss, and Brooks Stevens to produce sleek, futuristic shrouds for locomotives. These streamlined locomotives and trains became the most iconic in American history. Even today, classic designs like stainless-steel Zephyrs, shrouded Hudsons, and EMD E-units remain the popular conception of what a locomotive "looks like." Streamliners : Locomotives and Trains in the Age of Speed and Style explores the historical and scientific context for the development of streamlined locomotives and trains, the designs that became standard-bearers of North American speed and luxury, and the contemporary popularity of the streamlined look in popular culture. Illustrated with rare historical photographs in both black and white and color, as well as period advertising, route maps, and patent design drawings, Streamliners elucidates the story of this fascinating design trend by following the various technologies and styling trends and how they changed the look of American railroading. Profiles of prominent designers and preserved streamliners in use today round out and complete this picture every railfan will want. Streamlining was the product of the last great era of American passenger trains, when elegantly styled, named trains connected cities across the continent on fast schedules. Streamliners thoroughly explores the connections between style, speed, and the rails.
Author | : Brian Solomon |
Publisher | : MBI Publishing Company |
Total Pages | : 211 |
Release | : 2015-10-05 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0760347476 |
"An examination of the introduction of streamliners to American railroading, including the technology and styling trends"--
Author | : Mike Schafer |
Publisher | : Motorbooks International |
Total Pages | : 172 |
Release | : 2003-09 |
Genre | : Railroads |
ISBN | : 076031649X |
This book picks up where the previous two Classic American titles left off, focusing on the golden age of American railroading from 1945 to the early 1970s. It extends to the present day where applicable, providing a colorful look at locomotives, passenger and freight operations, development, and, in some cases, demise. Full color.