A historical and pictorial look at the Burlington Route's fleet of passenger trains that once served Texas. Trains include the Wichita Falls to Waurika mixed; the West Texas Express; the Wichita Falls to Abilene doodlebug; the Spur Spur's mixed train; the Childress to Lubbock motorcar; the Childress to Pampa mixed; the B-RI's Red Head; the Pioneer Zephyr; the Sam Houston Zephyr; mail trains No. 7 & 8; and the Texas Zephyr between Dallas-Fort Worth and Denver.

This authoritative, illustrated history of the Zephyr fleet examines the trains, their motive power and landmark streamlined designs, rolling stock (including the Vista-Dome, generally considered the first successful dome car), and services. Dozens of black-and-white archival images and period color photographs depict Zephyrs along routes throughout the Midwest, Rocky Mountains, Pacific Coast, and Texas, as well as Burlington uniforms, dinnerware, stations and terminals, and interior views of cars. In the process, the book provides a dramatic visual account of train travel's decline throughout the century. Also featured are period advertisements, and route maps, timetables, and menus.

A historical essay featuring the St. Louis Southwestern's passenger operations in Texas between 1910 to 1958. Featuring countless rare photographs of Cotton Belt Trains such as "The Lone Star", "Morning Star", and the "Jitney". Chapters featured include the Stephenville, Hillsboro, Fort Worth, Gatesville, Waco, Sherman, Lufkin,Tyler, and Dallas Lines. Over 150 rare black and white and color images.

This book picks up where the previous two Classic American titles left off, focusing on the golden age of American railroading from 1945 to the early 1970s. It extends to the present day where applicable, providing a colorful look at locomotives, passenger and freight operations, development, and, in some cases, demise. Full color.

Written by historians at Harvard Business School, Mississippi State U., and St. Cloud State U. (Minn.), this history details the development and day- to-day affairs of this powerful business, and the careers of the main figures instrumental in its operation. This definitive work, first published by