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| Author | : Patrick C. Dorin |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 92 |
| Release | : 2005 |
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| ISBN | : |
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 | : 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 | : Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 12 |
| Release | : 197? |
| Genre | : Railroads |
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| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 46 |
| Release | : 1967 |
| Genre | : Railroad travel |
| ISBN | : |
Brief history of the Santa Fe route and railroad, with statistical descriptions of each city on the route from Chicago to California.
| Author | : Source Wikipedia |
| Publisher | : University-Press.org |
| Total Pages | : 32 |
| Release | : 2013-09 |
| Genre | : |
| ISBN | : 9781230505305 |
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 30. Chapters: Super Chief, San Diegan, Scott Special, El Capitan, Golden Gate, David B. Jones Special, Grand Canyon Limited, California Limited, Lone Star, Valley Flyer, Santa Fe de Luxe, San Francisco Chief, Scout, Chicagoan, Overland Limited, Miss Nellie Bly Special, Navajo, West Texas Express. Excerpt: The Super Chief was one of the named passenger trains and the flagship of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway. It was often referred to as "The Train of the Stars" because of the many celebrities who traveled on the streamliner between Chicago, Illinois and Los Angeles, California. The Super Chief (assigned train Nos. 17 & 18) was the first Diesel-powered, all-Pullman sleeping car train in America, and it eclipsed the Chief as Santa Fe's standard bearer. The extra-fare Super Chief-1 commenced its maiden run from Dearborn Station in Chicago on May 12, 1936. Just over a year later, in May, 1937 the much-improved Super Chief-2 traversed the 2,227.3 miles (3,584.5 km) from Los Angeles over recently upgraded tracks in 36 hours and 49 minutes, averaging 60 miles per hour (97 km/h) overall, and often reaching 100 miles per hour (160 km/h). From that day forward the Super Chief set a new standard for luxury rail travel in America. With only one set of equipment, the train initially operated but once a week from both Chicago and Los Angeles. However, at the height of its popularity, and with added equipment, the trains of the Super Chief made daily departures from both ends of the line. Adding to the train's mystique were its gourmet meals and Hollywood clientele. Direct competitors to the Super Chief during its lifetime were the City of Los Angeles, a streamlined passenger train jointly operated by the Chicago and North Western Railway and the Union Pacific Railroad, and (to a lesser extent) the Golden State, a streamlined...
| Author | : Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 37 |
| Release | : 1960 |
| Genre | : Railroad travel |
| ISBN | : |
Brief history of the Santa Fe route and railroad, with statistical descriptions of each city on the route from Chicago to California.
| 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 | : Mark Wegman |
| Publisher | : Voyageur Press |
| Total Pages | : 162 |
| Release | : 2008-11-15 |
| Genre | : Transportation |
| ISBN | : 1616731443 |
The period from the 1890s to the mid-1950s is generally considered the “golden era� of passenger rail travel in America. It was a time of celebrated locomotives and luxurious passenger service, a time when rail technology saw its greatest advances and railroads became the nation’s favored mode of transportation. These glory years come alive in American Passenger Trains and Locomotives Illustrated, 1889–1971. For this volume, author and illustrator Mark Wegman has researched original railroad drawings and in some cases even paint chips to render more than 160 profiles, front and top views, and interior layouts depicting the steam, diesel, and electric locomotives, along with passenger cars, of three dozen of the nation’s most celebrated trains of the golden age. Accompanying the author’s drawings are histories of each train, period photographs, postcards, menus, luggage stickers, vintage print ads, and detailed captions. The book is a lavishly appointed journey back in time to the bygone heyday of passenger-train travel.
| Author | : Keith L. Bryant|Frailey Jr. (Fred W.) |
| Publisher | : U of Nebraska Press |
| Total Pages | : 429 |
| Release | : 2020-09 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 1496222717 |
Cyrus K. Holliday envisioned a railroad that would run from Kansas to the Pacific, increasing the commerce and prosperity of the nation. With farsighted investors and shrewd management, the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway grew from Holliday's idea into a model of the modern, rapid, and efficient railroad. There were many growing pains early on, including rustlers, thieves, and desperadoes as well as the nineteenth century's economic and climatic hardships. The railroad eventually extended from Chicago to San Francisco, with substantial holdings in oil fields, timber land, uranium mines, pipelines, and real estate. This is the first comprehensive history of the iconic Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway, from its birth in 1859 to its termination in 1996. This volume discusses the construction and operation of the railway, the strategies of its leaders, the evolution of its locomotive fleet, and its famed passenger service with partner Fred Harvey. The vast changes within the nation's railway system led to a merger with the Burlington Northern and the creation of the BNSF Railway. An iconic railroad, the Santa Fe at its peak operated thirteen thousand miles of routes and served the southwestern region of the nation with the corporate slogan "Santa Fe All the Way." This new edition covers almost twenty-five more years of history, including the merger of the Santa Fe and Burlington Northern railroads and new material on labor, minorities, and women on the carrier along with new and updated maps and photographs.
