Santa Fe Chiefs (Great Trains)
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| Rating | : | 4.56 (906 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0760318484 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 160 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-10-26 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
This splendid illustrated history of the Santa Fe Railroad's flagship passenger trains carries readers back to an era of luxury travel on America's rails - when movie stars and moguls booked their places on the Chief for the 40-hour trip from Chicago to Los Angeles - faster even than Amtrak's Southwest Chief today. The story of America's most celebrated passenger train, the nation's first diesel-poweed streamliner - from its first run in 1936 to its takeover by Amtrak in 1971 - also includes cocverage of the Santa Fe's other Chiefs, including the Texas and San Francisco.. Like lightning flashing across the desert sky, the Chief streaks by, resplendent in its ""warbonnet"" livery
Trains, February 2006 (circ.: 101,700; Web site)
"A beautiful photo essay of the bygone era of passenger trains" according to Michael Ryan. The Santa Fe Chief, later the Super Chief, was the pinnacle of luxury in America's bygone era of transcontinental travel by passenger train. For train history buffs, this book is just like winding back the clock of history to witness, largely in color, all of the details of operation of one of the most famous passenger trains and train routes of all time. The color photographs and pictures of historical memorabilia vividly revive and bring to life the times of. Zephead said The Chiefs. Just finished reading my copy of "Santa Fe Chiefs" and the price, condition of book, and delivery all 5 stars! Very clean copy(this is used?) and tells the story of one of America's greatest streamlined passenger trains. Great story and great photos all telling the story of Santa Fe Chief's from its beginning to its reincarnation with Amtrak.. Five Stars Graham Lea Excellent book with great photography