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Southern Pacific Passenger Trains by Brian Solomon w dust jacket 2005 160 pages
Southern Pacific Passenger Trains by Brian Solomon w dust jacket 2005 160 pages indexed
The standard railroad of the west and its passenger service 1945-1971
SP daylights
Four scenic routes
Demise and the coming of Amtrak
Index
Throughout the first half of the twentieth century, traveling between cities in California often meant boarding one of Southern Pacific's ubiquitous passenger trains. But the "Espee" passenger fleet served not just the Golden State-from its San Francisco hub, this sprawling network reached the Pacific Northwest, the Southwest, Texas, and the Midwest via operating agreements with its affiliates and other railroads.
This books tells the story of how Southern Pacific's fabulous passenger network evolved to include not just the famed Daylight trains, but also services like the Lark, Owl, City of San Francisco, and Sunset Limited, to name a few. Readers will witness nearly every one of these great trains serving California's teeming urban centers, traversing western mountains, and racing across Texas and the desert Southwest. Also included are descriptions of the engineering feats that made the network possible, as well as discussion of the technical capabilities, appointments, purchase, and assignment of Southern Pacific passenger motive power and rolling stock. In addition, author Brian Solomon and special contributor Fred Matthews examine how the decisions of Southern Pacific execs like Angus McDonald and Donald J. Russell, along with external influences, built the SP passenger network-and ultimately led to its demise.
Lavishly illustrated with classic railroad publicity photos, black-and-white and color scenes photographed by independent railroad historians, and period ads, timetables, and postcards, Southern Pacific Passenger Trains is an entertaining and fitting tribute to true
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