Union Pacific's M-10000 and the Early Streamliner Era 1934-1941 Tapa dura - 2012 - 1st Edición

Union Pacific Historical Society. Oversized Hardback . Very Good - Cash/Good. Minor rubbing and edge wear to cover, with light reader wear to pages. Still great condition. Dust jacket has minor surface and edgewear with minor edge tears. Stock photos may not look exactly like the book.

From the back of d.j. and book: "This is the story of America's first Streamliner, Union Pacific's "Little Zip" M-10000, and the era of early Streamliner development on the Union Pacific prior to World War II. Responding to mounting auto and bus competition, the Streamliner offered Union Pacific Railroad's top management a chance to bring passengers back to the railroad. Fully articulated, it was a completely new type of high-speed railway train, graceful in form, highly pleasing in color harmonies, and preeminent in utility, convenience and comfort. In the spring of 1934, Union Pacific's new High-Speed Stream Line train went on a 13,000 mile 22-state tour. Not only was the M-10000 absolutely revolutionary and futuristic in design, but a bright yellow spot of hope in the very depths of the Great Depression. Over the next seven years, the M-10000 would operate between Kansas City, Missouri, and Salina, Kansas, where it would be remembered as the 'City of Salina'. This volume covers not only the M-10000… Leer más

Union Pacific HS. Hardcover. New. The definitive book on this radical period in Union Pacific passenger train development. Written by Thomas R. Lee, noted Union Pacific historian and author of Turbines Westward. Edited by John Signor, editor emeritus of the Union Pacific HS Streamliner, and distinguished author. If you are expecting Color photographs in this book you will be disappointed. Color photography was not prevalent and company photography was done in B&W. Contents: Introduction and Acknowledgements, pp. 7-8, 1934: The Stream-Line Train Arrives, pp. 9-68, 1935: First and Second Trains in Service, pp. 69-90, 1936: Teething Pains and More Streamliners, pp. 91-120, 1937: Operational Matters, pp. 121-140, An Eighth Train and More Refinements, pp. 141-154, 1939: Steam Substitutes and Sabotage, pp. 155-168, 1940: More Diesels Arrive, pp. 169-180, 1941: New Trains-Prelude to War, pp. 181-196, Epilogue, Appendix, pp. 197-208. Appendix includes flowchart of equipment and dispositions. Union Pacific… Leer más