Description: Portrait of a Silver Lady: The Train They Called the California Zephyr by Bruce A. McGregor, Ted Benson. This delightful book includes over 400 photos (almost all black-and-white) and four chapters of fascinating text about the California Zephyr, a classic streamlined passenger train between Chicago and San Francisco from 1949 to 1970, and about the people who ran it. The book will make a marvelous addition to your collection: a must-have for railfans, but also a wonderful gift for anyone with fond memories of the postwar streamliners or interested in the history of passenger trains. The authors, Bruce MacGregor and Ted Benson are a great storyteller-photographer team, supported by other distinguished railfans such as Richard Steinheimer. The book was published in 1977, six years before Amtrak fortunately revived the California Zephyr on its original route as far west as Winnemucca, Nevada. Three railroads, the Burlington, Rio Grande, and Western Pacific cooperated to run the Zephyr. It was unique among the dozen luxury trains from Chicago to the West Coast in offering a genuine “land cruise” at regular fares. Its route traversed some of Western America’s best scenery and its schedule, about 10 to 12 hours slower than the fastest trains on other routes, was calculated to pass this great scenery during daylight hours: the Rockies, the canyons of the Colorado River, the Wasatch, the Sierras, and Feather River Canyon. A Vista-Dome in every coach plus two Vista-Domes for sleeping car passengers facilitated 360° viewing. The train was a perennial sell-out until the mid-1960s, holding its own against competition from larger, richer railroads such as Union Pacific and Santa Fe. Hardcover with dust jacket, slipcase, 358 pages, 300+ color black & white photos, index. Very good condition, please see photos. Shipping will combine automatically at checkout.
Price: 26.95 USD
Location: Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
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Publication Year: 1977
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Book Title: Portrait of a Silver Lady: The Train They Called the California Z
Author: Bruce A. McGregor, Ted Benson
Features: Dust Jacket, Illustrated
Topic: Hobbies, Railway, Trains
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
