In this companion volume to his Burlington Route - The Early Zephyrs, author Geoffrey H. Doughty traces the postwar Zephyr fleet from the birth of the modern dome car in 1945 through to the Burlington Northern merger of 1970. Along the way, readers are introduced to such streamlined passenger train icons as the 1949 California Zephyr and the 1956 Denver Zephyr, as well as lesser lights from the CB&amp;Q's timetables. With the American traveling public increasingly opting for airliners and automobiles through the 1950s and the 1960s, Burlington Route management aggressively pursued railroad passengers even as much of their competitors sought service curtailments in the face of declining patronage and rising labor costs. All of these factors are woven into this fascinating story of The Way of the Zephyrs.

Way of the Zephyrs: The Postwar Years

Engineering & Transportation

Geoffrey H. Doughty

Transportation

TLC Publishing

"Famed photographer Emery Gulash takes the reader out on his home turf to photograph the ever-changing scene on the New York Central Michigan Central trackage from 1940 right up to the 1968 Penn Central merger."

Michigan Central Trackside with Emery Gulash

History

Americas

Morning Sun Books

"An amazing compilation of steam, diesel, and electric operational views! Taken from one end of the NYC System to the other, more than 200 superb color photos illustrate this book."

New York Central in Color, Vol. 1

Volume 1. "Follow the struggle of the New Haven out on the road during the 1950s as it makes a valiant effort to modernize its operations while enduring onerous financial burdens and dubious management."

New Haven in Color, Vol. 1: The Battle for Profits 1945-1961

List price $59.95. 128 pp, 8.5x11", clothbound with dust jacket, all color. "The fabled North Shore interurban system is explored in the color film age and its troubles chronicled in detail. Rare color advertisements complement the effort."

Chicago, North Shore and Milwaukee Railway in Color, Streetcars & Electroburgers, Vol. 1

128 all color pages, 8.5x11, cloth with dust jacket. "The New York Central thought quite highly of its passenger service and invested heavily in its "Great Steel Fleet. "Follow the post war development of this service through the color images of its company photographer as detailed by NYC passenger train authority Geoff Doughty."

New York Central Through Passenger Service in Color, Vol. 1: Hope and Glory 1943-1950, Featuring the Color Photography of Ed Nowak

Arts & Photography

Photography & Video

8.5x11, cloth with dust jacket, 128 all color pages. "A train by train look at the New York Central's premier passenger services in the 1950s and 60s as the Central's attitude toward passenger services changed."

New York Central Through Passenger Service in Color, Vol. 2: Challenge and Retreat 1950-1967

8.5x11, Cloth bound with dust jacket, 128 glossy pages, color photos throughout. "The Chicago, Burlington & Quincy took great pride in its passenger service and operated some of the best known trains in America.

Burlington Route Through Passenger Service in Color

Cloth with dust jacket, 128 glossy pages, 8.5x11.5, color photos throughout. 2013. "The NP was one of those roads that took pride in its passenger service right to the end. Passenger train expert Geoff Doughty guides the reader stem-to-stern throughout the Northern Pacific's streamliners."

Northern Pacific Through Passenger Service in Color

Cloth with dust jacket, 8.5x11", 128 glossy pages, color photos throughout. 2014. "While limited in number, the Great Northern's long distance passenger trains were in a class all by themselves. This book examines the fleet from stem-to-stern - F3s to observation car - in 128 pages also filled with the road's promotional advertising."

Great Northern Through Passenger Service in Color

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