American Passenger Train Equipment: 1940s-1980s

By Patrick C. Dorin

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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1583882634
• ISBN13: 9781583882634
• Release Date: October 2010
• Publisher: Enthusiast Books
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 1.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 8.4" x 10.9"