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Ghost Trains of SP’s Overland Route, Train No’s 21-22, Mail 1947-1967 SoftCover
Ghost Trains of SP’s Overland Route, Train No’s 21-22, Mail 1947-1967 SoftCover
Ghost Trains of SP’s Overland Route, Train No’s 21-22, Mail 1947-1967 SoftCover
Ghost Trains of SP’s Overland Route, Train No’s 21-22, Mail 1947-1967 SoftCover
Ghost Trains of SP’s Overland Route, Train No’s 21-22, Mail 1947-1967 SoftCover
Ghost Trains of SP’s Overland Route, Train No’s 21-22, Mail 1947-1967 SoftCover
Ghost Trains of SP’s Overland Route, Train No’s 21-22, Mail 1947-1967 SoftCover
Ghost Trains of SP’s Overland Route, Train No’s 21-22, Mail 1947-1967 SoftCover
Ghost Trains of SP’s Overland Route, Train No’s 21-22, Mail 1947-1967 SoftCover
Ghost Trains of SP’s Overland Route, Train No’s 21-22, Mail 1947-1967 SoftCover

Ghost Trains of SP’s Overland Route, Train No’s 21-22, Mail 1947-1967 SoftCover


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Ghost Trains of SP’s Overland Route, Train No’s 21-22, Mail 1947-1967 SoftCover
 
The Ghost Trains of SPs Overland Route, Train Nos 21-22, Mail 1947-1967 by Randall E Cape and Robert G McKeen
Soft Cover
144 pages
Copyright 2006
TABLE OF CONTENTS                                                                                                        
Introduction6
Part One                                                                                                                                            
History, Traffic, Terminal & Station Operations, Power & Equipment     8                      
Overall Train History: 1947-1967      11                                                                                 
Traffic: What Nos. 21 & 22 Carried      19                                                                         
Terminal & Major Station Operations      28                                                                              
Power & Equipment      65
Part Two                                                                                                                                    
Snowbound, Working Nos. 21 & 22, The Human Side of Nos. 21 & 22    84                         
April 1958: No. 22 Snowbound at Shed 1086                                                                               
Working Nos. 21 & 22100                                                                          
The Human Side of Train Nos. 21 & 22120                                                                
Bibliography141
ON THE BACK COVER:            Overshadowed on the Overland Route by the rest of Southern Pacific's passenger fleet, Nos. 21 and 22, Mail, ran between Oakland and Ogden from 1947 to 1967. Operated primarily for the United States Post Office Department and the Railway Express Agency rather than passengers, these workhorse trains conveyed vast amounts of head end traffic, quietly, efficiently -- and very profitably.
The Ghost Trains of SP's Overland Route provides a comprehensive review of the history, operations and makeup of these little-known trains. The book takes readers on on board and describes activities in all ot the working areas of the train- from the engine cab to the rear rider car, and everything in between.  Job functions are explained in detail, accompanied by detailed descriptions of the terminal, yard and station areas where the trains were handled, serviced and switched. Reports and documents used by those who ran and worked the trains are presented, along with numerous train consists. The book also includes many previously unpublished views of the trains.
In addition to the technical aspects, an extensive set of personal anecdotes rounds out the story of Nos. 21-22, showing the human side of those who worked, rode and experienced them. This includes a major and dramatic incident involving No. 22 being trapped by a snowslide in April 1958, complete with photographs.

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