Amtrak is an essential part of America’s transportation system, today
for over 28 million passengers. From the legacy Streamliners of the
pre-Amtrak era—Champions, Chiefs, Eagles, Rockets, Zephyrs—to today’s
modern Acela Express and future plans for more high speed “corridor
trains,” this book covers all the lines from past to present. Through
the use of evocative photos, postcards, memorabilia and other
collateral, this book is a journey through the past 40 years of Amtrak
across America and all the preceding rail lines that transformed the
nation—the Downeaster, Adriondack, Ethan Allen Express, Vermonter,
Capitol Limited, Cardinal and Hoosier, Empire Service, Keystone, Lake
Shore Limited, Maple Leaf, Pennsylvanian, Auto Train, Carolinian and
Piedmont, Crescent, Palmetto, Silver Meteor, Silver Star, Blue Water and
Wolverine, Carl Sandburg and Illinois Zephyr, City of New Orleans,
Hiawatha, Illini and Saluki, Lincoln Service, Missouri River Runner,
Pere Marquette, Heartland Flyer, Texas Eagle, California Zephyr, Empire
Builder, Southwest Chief, Sunset Limited, Cascades, Coast Starlight,
Capitol Corridor, San Joaquins, and Pacific Surfliner.
Condition: New book, corner bent from publisher.
Author: John Fostik
ISBN: 9781583882979
Publisher: Ertel Publishing
Binding Type: Paperback
Illustrations: 90 b/w & 50 color illustrations
Pages: 128
Dimensions: 8.5X11
Weight: 0.0
