Railroading's Last Great Era: The 1950s - American-Rails.com
Oct 27, 2024 · The post-World War II railroad industry, through the 1950s, was a fascinating dichotomy of initial prosperity followed by increasing struggle and frustration. The new decade …
More Trains of the 1950s | Classic Trains Magazine
Oct 19, 2020 · Giant steam locomotives, colorful streamliners, great passenger trains, passenger terminals, timeworn railroad cabooses, recollections of railroaders and train-watchers. More …
Class 1 Railroads in the 1950s - Trains Magazine - Trains News …
Sep 9, 2005 · This is a list of the 127 class 1 railroads in the 1950s as defined by the I.C.C. These railroads had revenue over $1,000,000 per year, and does not include terminal railroads. …
1950s – Golden Age of TRAIN TRAVEL in the USA
Jul 30, 2020 · Premiere Passenger Trains during the 1950s were the finest in the world. With excellent meals, suburb Pullman service, dinner in the diner, club lounges, train secretaries, …
Classic Trains Magazine Trains of the 1950s Special Issue
Jul 12, 2019 · The past is back in Classic Trains, the quarterly magazine celebrating the historic "golden years" of North American railroading. In Classic Trains, you'll take a trip back and …
Steam In The 50's : Madacy Entertainment - Archive.org
Jun 1, 1998 · Like a well-traveled hobo, this video covers fourteen different trains and their journeys across America, highlighting some of the very best rail destinations of the 50's. …
Super Streamliners: Dazzling passenger trains from the classic …
Feb 16, 2021 · Long before the advent of diesels and lightweight equipment, streamliners shaped “high-speed rail” in the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s. In this free, 35-page download, we revisit the …
British Steam in the 1950's and 1960's: Volume 1 (1997 UK VHS)
Jun 28, 2020 · Out of Cameras of few keen amateur railway photographers in 1950's and 1960's o steam locomotive operation on British Railways, came some fascinating cine footage …
50 years ago in railroad history: April 1959 | Classic Trains Magazine
Mar 31, 2009 · Giant steam locomotives, colorful streamliners, great passenger trains, passenger terminals, timeworn railroad cabooses, recollections of railroaders and train-watchers. Classic …
Railroads of the 1950s - donstrack - SmugMug
559 photos of U. S. railroads during the late 1940s and throughout the 1950s. Lifted from books authored by S. Kip Farrington.