Great Northern Railway Postwar Passenger Trains — Hardcover, 210 Pages

Description

Great Northern Railway Postwar Transcontinental Passenger Trains from Four Ways West chronicles the operations of Great Northern through passenger trains on the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy (Burlington Route), Spokane, Portland & Seattle Railway, and later Burlington Northern, followed by Amtrak operations of former Great Northern trains as well as Pacific Northwest passenger operations during the 1970s. Filled with hundreds of never before published color and black-and-white photos with extensive captions, consist lists and a handy index. This book covers name trains such as the Empire Builder, Oriental Limited and Western Star, plus secondary runs such as the Fast Mail. Special features of the GN Postwar Passenger Trains book include 1962 Seattle Worlds Fair and GN’s 1966-1970 multi-color era.