Author : Karl Zimmerman
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Genre : Burlington Northern Railroad Company
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Burlington's Zephyrs - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Burlington's Zephyrs write by Karl Zimmerman. This book was released on . Burlington's Zephyrs available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This authoritative, illustrated history of the Zephyr fleet examines the trains, their motive power and landmark streamlined designs, rolling stock (including the Vista-Dome, generally considered the first successful dome car), and services. Dozens of black-and-white archival images and period color photographs depict Zephyrs along routes throughout the Midwest, Rocky Mountains, Pacific Coast, and Texas, as well as Burlington uniforms, dinnerware, stations and terminals, and interior views of cars. In the process, the book provides a dramatic visual account of train travel's decline throughout the century. Also featured are period advertisements, and route maps, timetables, and menus.