American Passenger Train Equipment: 1940s-1980s

Passenger Trains hauled the most important freight—humans! Experience the heyday of passenger trains all over again. Photos, drawings and detailed captions document the huge variety of passenger cars in operations from the 1940s into the days of Amtrak. Includes information such as dimensions, passenger seating capacities, heating and air-conditioning systems, and the types of train services. Long-time railroad author Pat Dorin puts all the various types of passenger equipment and designs into perspective. Even model railroaders are sure to glean new ideas for their modeling projects.

• American Passenger Trains: WWII to Amtrak
• Amtrak Across America: An Illustrated History
• The Historical Guide to North American Railroads, 3rd Edition (Trains Books)
• The Cars of Pullman
• Guide to North American Steam Locomotives
• Streamliners: Locomotives and Trains in the Age of Speed and Style