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By: BRIAN SOLOMON
Price: $18.00
Publisher: MBI PUBLISHING COMPANY:
Seller ID: IM508940
ISBN: 0760306141
Condition: VERY GOOD CONDITION
A colorful look at the great American railroad - the Southern Pacific. The Southern Pacific Railroad is one of the most important railroads in the US. In its heyday, Southern Pacific operating revenues were overshadowed only by the New York Central and Pennsylvania Railroad. Southern Pacific is famous for participating in the building of the transcontinental railroad, its fleet of Daylight streamlined passenger trains, and its 200 "Cab-Forward" steam locomotives. Information-packed View more info
By: BRIAN SOLOMON
Price: $12.00
Publisher: METRO BOOKS (B&N):
Seller ID: IM482924
ISBN: 1567995829
Condition: GOOD CONDITION
The grand railroad stations were designed by the world's finest architects as elaborately detailed showplaces. As gateways to cities and towns, they displayed the best each metropolis had to offer. Go on a worldwide tour of the most magnificent examples, from London's St. Pancras and Paris's sensational Gare d'Orsay to Tokyo's Shinjuko station, the busiest on earth. The exquisitely photographed journey begins with a look at the role of the railroad in the 19th and 20th centuries, from the passenger train's heyday to the present time, when nearly abandoned stations are being refitted for other ... View more info
