Aug 10, Streamliners (Trains): History, Timetables, Schedules
Read about many of the most well known streamliners here and why the period of the 1930s to 1960s is often considered the "Silver Age" of rail travel.
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Read about many of the most well known streamliners here and why the period of the 1930s to 1960s is often considered the "Silver Age" of rail travel.
Union Pacific’s M-10000—America’s first delivered streamliner (Feb. 1934). Pullman-Standard aluminum, Winton 191-A distillate, City of Salina service, 1938 timetable, and 1942 scra...
New Haven Comet—Goodyear-Zeppelin three-car aluminum streamliner, 1935. Two 400 hp Westinghouse diesels, 160 seats, 44 miles in 44 minutes Boston–Providence. Specs, consist, PWA fu...
Burlington’s Pioneer Zephyr 9900—first diesel stainless streamliner (1934). Budd shotweld, Winton 8-201-A, Denver–Chicago Dawn-to-Dusk dash, KC–Lincoln service, MSI display.
The Roger Williams, built by the Budd Company in 1956 and delivered for 1956–57 service, was a complete six-car diesel multiple unit (DMU) derived from Budd’s hugely successful Rai...
American passenger cars—from stagecoach-style coaches and B&O’s Imlay cars to Pullman sleepers and diners, heavyweights, air-conditioning, streamliners, and a full type directo...
U.S. railroads 1930–1940—249,052 to 233,670 miles. Section 77, Eastman, Motor Carrier Act, M-10000 and Pioneer Zephyr 1934, EMC FT 1939. Decade frame, not the streamliner encyclope...
Alaska Railroad’s unique RF-1 “streamlined” Alcos (rebuilt from RSD-1s) were among the most distinctive diesels ever operated in North America.
Amtrak’s distinctive trainsets—United Aircraft TurboTrain, French RTG and Rohr RTL Turboliners, German ICE and Swedish X2000 tests, and Budd Metroliners on the Northeast Corridor.
The $8-billion Airo fleet promises cleaner, more reliable service as passenger rail enjoys record ridership.
The $8-billion Airo fleet promises cleaner, more reliable service as passenger rail enjoys record ridership — and faces an uncertain future in Washington.
U.S. railroads 1920–1930—return from the USRA, Transportation Act, shopmen’s strike 1922, 1925 diesel switchers, Lima Super Power, NYC Hudson, NP 4-8-4. Mileage down from the 1916...
Amtrak motive power—heritage E/F/SDP40F/F40/Genesis roster research plus mid-2020s ALC-42 Chargers, state SC-44s, ACS-64 electrics, NextGen Acela, and Airo ALC-42E dual-modes.
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