AnyBook4Less.com	Find the Best Price on the Web Order from a Major Online Bookstore
Home  |  Store List  |  FAQ  |  Contact Us  |
Ultimate Book Price Comparison Engine Save Your Time And Money Keyword AuthorISBN

Title: The Trains We Rode by Lucius Morris Beebe, Charles Clegg ISBN: 0-88394-081-7 Publisher: Promontory Pub. Date: November, 1991 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $29.98

Your Country USA Canada United Kingdom Australia Austria Belgium France Germany Italy Netherlands Switzerland Currency AutoUSD CAD GBP EUR AUD CHF Delivery Only cheapest delivery All delivery options Include Used Books Are you a club member of: Barnes and Noble Books A Million Chapters.Indigo.ca

Average Customer Rating: 5 (2 reviews)

Rating: 5
Summary: The Definitive Book on American Passenger Trains
Comment: Originally published as a two-volume set, this magnificent book is the crowning work of bon vivant Lucius Beebe. It is a comprehensive book of both pictures and commentary on the subject of rail passenger service in the United States. It concentrates on the period of roughly 1920-1940, the zenith of American passenger trains.

The point of view is that of a sophisticated traveler who happens to be knowledgable about the railroading industry. The book contains plenty of editorial comment on the punctuality, dining car service, comfort, and quality of both railways and specific trains. For example, there is extensive coverage of the two top Chicago - New York deluxe trains: New York Central's 20th Centruy Limited and the Pennsylvania RR's Broadway Limited. Every major American railway is covered, as are all of the deluxe "named" trains such as the Empire Builder, Super Chief, Hiawatha, etc.

There are also hundreds of wonderful photographs that give the reader a sense of what travel by train was like during that time. The only disappointment I had with this re-release is that the quality of paper and photographic reproduction is not quite as good as the original two-volume set. Having said that, this book still belongs in the library of anyone who enjoys the subject.

Rating: 5
Summary: Excellent account of passenger trains in 20th Century
Comment: This is an account of the passenger trains that were the dominant form of transportation in the United States in the first half of the 20th Century. Wonderful pictures and witty prose highlight this book by the masters of railroad books -- Beebe and Clegg.