Classic American Streamliners

Classic American Streamliners
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Publisher : MBI Publishing Company
Total Pages : 183
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ISBN-10 : 9780760303771
ISBN-13 : 0760303770
Rating : 4/5 (71 Downloads)

Synopsis Classic American Streamliners by : Mike Schafer

Richly illustrated with over 200 photos, this book tells the story of railroad streamliners, from their early days as short little articulated speedsters to their halcyon years as 20-car "cities on wheels"--Places that were going somewhere. And it also tells a story of a time of individuality, when streamliners reflected the personality of the regions they served.

Pennsy Streamliners

Pennsy Streamliners
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Publisher : Kalmbach Publishing Company
Total Pages : 0
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ISBN-10 : 0890242933
ISBN-13 : 9780890242933
Rating : 4/5 (33 Downloads)

Synopsis Pennsy Streamliners by : Joe Welsh

The most in-depth treatment of the Pennsy story you can find! Covers every detail a railfan could want, from passenger car rosters to interviews with former Pennsy employees. Includes rare color photos of passenger fleet exteriors.

Streamliners

Streamliners
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Publisher : Voyageur Press
Total Pages : 211
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ISBN-10 : 9781627887748
ISBN-13 : 1627887741
Rating : 4/5 (48 Downloads)

Synopsis Streamliners by : Brian Solomon

See the streamlined trains of the 1930s in all of their sleek glory. In the 1930s, streamlined styling was applied to everything from kitchen appliances to farm tractors as it captured the American imagination. Keen to regain passenger traffic lost to automobiles and expanding roadways, railroads hired industrial-design giants like Raymond Loewy, Otto Kuhler, Henry Dreyfuss, and Brooks Stevens to produce sleek, futuristic shrouds for locomotives. These streamlined locomotives and trains became the most iconic in American history. Even today, classic designs like stainless-steel Zephyrs, shrouded Hudsons, and EMD E-units remain the popular conception of what a locomotive "looks like." Streamliners : Locomotives and Trains in the Age of Speed and Style explores the historical and scientific context for the development of streamlined locomotives and trains, the designs that became standard-bearers of North American speed and luxury, and the contemporary popularity of the streamlined look in popular culture. Illustrated with rare historical photographs in both black and white and color, as well as period advertising, route maps, and patent design drawings, Streamliners elucidates the story of this fascinating design trend by following the various technologies and styling trends and how they changed the look of American railroading. Profiles of prominent designers and preserved streamliners in use today round out and complete this picture every railfan will want. Streamlining was the product of the last great era of American passenger trains, when elegantly styled, named trains connected cities across the continent on fast schedules. Streamliners thoroughly explores the connections between style, speed, and the rails.

Union Pacific's Streamliners

Union Pacific's Streamliners
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 160
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ISBN-10 : 161673115X
ISBN-13 : 9781616731151
Rating : 4/5 (5X Downloads)

Synopsis Union Pacific's Streamliners by : Joe Welsh

An authoritative, lavishly illustrated history of Union Pacific's revolutionary passenger services from 1934 to the end of the railroad's passenger operations in 1971.

Streamliner

Streamliner
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Publisher : JHU Press
Total Pages : 343
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781421425740
ISBN-13 : 1421425742
Rating : 4/5 (40 Downloads)

Synopsis Streamliner by : John Wall

The true story of Raymond Loewy, whose designs are still celebrated for their unerring ability to advance American consumer taste. Born in Paris in 1893 and trained as an engineer, Raymond Loewy revolutionized twentieth-century American industrial design. Combining salesmanship and media savvy, he created bright, smooth, and colorful logos for major corporations that included Greyhound, Exxon, and Nabisco. His designs for Studebaker automobiles, Sears Coldspot refrigerators, Lucky Strike cigarette packs, and Pennsylvania Railroad locomotives are iconic. Beyond his timeless designs, Loewy carefully built an international reputation through the assiduous courting of journalists and tastemakers to become the face of both a new profession and a consumer-driven vision of the American dream. In Streamliner, John Wall traces the evolution of an industry through the lens of Loewy's eclectic life, distinctive work, and invented persona. How, he asks, did Loewy build a business while transforming himself into a national brand a half century before "branding" became relevant? Placing Loewy in context with the emerging consumer culture of the latter half of the twentieth century, Wall explores how his approach to business complemented—or differed from—that of his well-known contemporaries, including industrial designers Henry Dreyfuss, Walter Teague, and Norman Bel Geddes. Wall also reveals how Loewy tailored his lifestyle to cement the image of "designer" in the public imagination and why the self-promotion that drove Loewy to the top of his profession began to work against him at the end of his career. Streamliner is an important and engaging work on one of the longest-lived careers in industrial design.

The Golden Age of Streamlining

The Golden Age of Streamlining
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Publisher : Amberley Publishing Limited
Total Pages : 174
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781445693354
ISBN-13 : 1445693356
Rating : 4/5 (54 Downloads)

Synopsis The Golden Age of Streamlining by : Colin Alexander

Colin Alexander looks at the interwar period, a high-water mark in industrial design as the benefits of streamlining were realised.

Railway Age

Railway Age
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 1362
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ISBN-10 : STANFORD:36105125357066
ISBN-13 :
Rating : 4/5 (66 Downloads)

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The New Haven Railroad in the Streamline Era

The New Haven Railroad in the Streamline Era
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Publisher : TLC Publishing (VA)
Total Pages : 0
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ISBN-10 : 1883089336
ISBN-13 : 9781883089337
Rating : 4/5 (36 Downloads)

Synopsis The New Haven Railroad in the Streamline Era by : Geoffrey H. Doughty

History and recipes of New Haven Railroad's fabulous Dining Car Department from its earliest years until 1969. The people, trains, cars, china, silverware, menus, advertising, and recipes of this fine service are detailed in this fascinating and well researched work. New Haven was justifiably famous for its fine food on its great fleet of trains. Included are many actual recipes that show the variety of the line's food, served for so many years to so many travelers in the Northeastern U. S. Perfect for passenger train buffs, New Haven RR fans, and those interested in railroad food service.

The Streamline Era

The Streamline Era
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 310
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ISBN-10 : UOM:39015006736535
ISBN-13 :
Rating : 4/5 (35 Downloads)

Synopsis The Streamline Era by : Robert Carroll Reed

Presents a complete list of streamliner trains from 1933 to 1942. Includes early experiments in the evolution of semi-streamlining, the pioneers, the middle years, the zenith and decline, the conversions and more--the entire story.