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The sleeping car : a general guide / Theodore Shrady

Catalog Data

Author:
Shrady, Theodore  Search this
Atlantic Coast Line and Seaboard Air Line Railroads Historical Society  Search this
Physical description:
v, 82 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 22 x 28 cm
Type:
Books
Date:
2004
C2004
Notes:
Appendix includes glossary of railroad passenger terms, specifications of cars, rooms, and beds, fare table, and summary of Pullman antitrust case of July 12, 1940.
Contents:
The beginning -- The wood era -- Need for steel -- Streamliners, a new concept -- Plans, lots, and room types -- Elevations, diagrams, and rebuilds -- The name game -- Assignments, Pullman lines, and designation numbers -- Amtrak -- Color Section -- Appendix
Topic:
Sleeping cars (Railroads)--History  Search this
Pullman cars--History  Search this
Railroad travel--History  Search this
Call number:
TF459 .S57 2004
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_790052