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Golden Age North and South America Passenger Trains and Cars

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Posted by LWhitehead on Saturday, February 17, 2018 8:03 PM

Passenger Cars from the Streamline era, when it was a delight to travel by train but the 1970's killed it.

 

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Posted by De Luxe on Sunday, February 5, 2017 3:40 PM

LWhitehead
South America Passenger Trains

South American passenger trains from the 1910 to WWII era would be something very interesting for me. Let me know if you find out more about this topic.

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Posted by ndbprr on Wednesday, January 25, 2017 5:05 PM

"The trains we rode" by Beebe.  A 4" thick book of pictures and chapters on most railroads from heavyweight through the 50s.  for excample there are about 40 pages of PRR trains.

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Posted by ACY Tom on Wednesday, January 25, 2017 11:42 AM

If we knew more about what you want to do with the information, we might be better able to guide you. Do you want history of passenger car development/design? Operations over the road? Onboard service operations? Specific trains/routes? What era(s)?

You have one question. Before we can answer, we have many.

You might want to start with John H. White Jr.'s The American Railroad Passenger Car, Part 1 and 2, The Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, 1978.  

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Posted by rcdrye on Tuesday, January 24, 2017 7:01 AM

Arthur Dubin's "Some Classic Trains" and "More Classic Trains" cover North America (including Mexico and Cuba) reasonably well. 

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Posted by PRR8259 on Monday, January 23, 2017 6:58 PM

Heavyweight passenger cars?

Lightweight stainless sreel fluted side cars?

Budd?  Pullman Standard?  ACF?

There are many many books depending upon what you want...floorplans? Picture guides?

John

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Golden Age North and South America Passenger Trains and Cars
Posted by LWhitehead on Saturday, January 14, 2017 2:04 PM

Hi folks I need sources which includes Books as a Writer for Golden Age North and South America Passenger Trains and Cars,

 

LW

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