Way of the Zephyrs: The Postwar Years
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| Rating | : | 4.18 (907 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0976620111 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 156 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-12-07 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Along the way, readers are introduced to such streamlined passenger train icons as the 1949 California Zephyr and the 1956 Denver Zephyr, as well as lesser lights from the CB&Q's timetables. In this companion volume to his Burlington Route - The Early Zephyrs, author Geoffrey H. All of these factors are woven into this fascinating story of The Way of the Zephyrs.. Doughty traces the postwar Zephyr fleet from the birth of the modern dome car in 1945 through to the Burlington Northern merger of 1970. With the American traveling public increasingly opting for airliners and automobiles through t
Job well done! The information in this book goes well beyond just the facts about the CB&Q as a railroad, but also the political, social, and economic woes of it's day and how, as a railroad, it struggled to survive so many changes, to which it was subjected. This book is well documented and filled . Five Stars Joe Excellent product. Great transaction.. "Way of the Zephyrs after WWII" according to Bear. this was a great snapshot as the WWII restrictions were lifted and bigger more powerful locomotives arrived heralding peace and prosperity.