The History of Western Railroads (#06984)

Hardcover with dust jacket. Author, Jane Eliot. Printed in Hong Kong. First published in the USA, 1985 by Exeter Books. Exeter Books, New York, a Bison Book. Contains chocolate brown end pages. Total 192 pages. Contains colour full page photo spreads on some pages, other black and white illustrations and maps included. The boards are cream colored cloth boards. The pages are clean and the spine is tight and straight. The dust jacket is in fair to good condition. The jacket is faded, some spots are taped over, contains light rubbing and shelf/edge wear. Approximate size, 9.50 x 12.25. The golden age of railroading in the beginning of the twentieth century was a time of gleaming steam locomotives chuffing up mountain grades, observation cars with open platforms ferrying politicians on whistle stop campaigns, dome cars with picture windows gliding through spectacular scenic vistas, and luxurious Pullman cars with mahogany woodwork, chandeliers, and sumptuous meals served on silver by candlelight." Contains: "Getting up steam; The Iron road to the Golden West; By Rail across the Wild West; New Patterns on the land; The Golden Age; Innovations on the Rails; Decline and retrenchment; The freight train; and a Western Rail Portfolio." A great book for the person who loves trains, worked for the railroad, or knows someone who collects train books and collectibles. A good book with lots of interesting factural information about railroads. *6BC0