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A railroad that spared no expense to attract passengers, and then spared no effort to drive them away. A look at Southern Pacific's passenger service from the postwar period to the Amtrak era. There is a nice 4-page section on riding the REDWOOD (NWP's RDC train). Also included are some scenes on the Rock Island. Contents: Acknowledgements, Introduction, pp. 2-4, Bibliography, pg. 5, The Early Era of Color Photography on the SP (Steam and early Streamliners), pp. 6-39, (these are my own chapter headings as there are none in the book), pp. 6-39, The Middle Era of Color Photography on the SP (mixed consists and simplified diesel and car paint schemes), pp. 40-101, Nearing the End (shorter trains, mixed consists, second-generation diesels), pp. 102-119, Southern Pacific and Amtrak, pp. 120-128. Hardcover with dust jacket, 128 pages, 8.5 x 11 in., Color photographs with captions. Seller Inventory # msb1540
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Title: Southern Pacific Through Passenger Service ...
Publisher: Morning Sun Books
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: New
Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
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