George Washington, The: The Most Wonderful Train in the World 1932-1950

The complete history from the early 1930s inaugural of this train (and of its fore-fathers like the FFV and the Sportsman) to the arrival of streamlined equipment in 1950 of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway's flagship train, the George Washington. The book is lavishly illustrated and printed on outstanding stock. Contains extensive coverage of the cars and locomotives used, and of the markting/sales efforts of the C&O.