"Great Northern Through Passenger Service - In Color" also covers some comparisons between the Great Northern, Northern Pacific and Burlington trains. This copy is a stated First Printing. The Introductions says, "Following the end of the war passenger railroads recognized they had an opportunity before them, unaware that the public's preference and demand for travel by train was commencing a decline for beyond anything they had anticipated. Most rail carriers enthusiastically (at least publicly) invested in new equipment transforming their fleets... No matter which train you chose, you were assured of a comfortable journey; one that would be pleasurable, and even memorable... The postwar Great Northern would be thoroughly modern in character... Although it was s separate company with its own management structure, the Burlington's relationship with GN and NP was close, especially as they each depended on the Burlington for their connection to Chicago... This books primary focus is on the two first-class trains that Great Norther sent forth eastward and westward in the postwar period: Empire Builder and Western Star... This volume also has been written in part to provide a distinction between the passenger services provided and promoted by the Norther Lines and the CB&Q, while drawing attention to the similarities between their passenger services and how they managed to provide their first-class services right up to the point where it was no longer feasible for them to offer it."
Almost every page contains one or more color photographs or railroad literature. The pictures show the actual front and back of the dust jacket, the front and back inside covers, the Table of Contents partial page and five other pages about every 20 pages.
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