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New Haven Railroad's Streamline Passenger Fleet, 1934-1953

hardcover – May 15, 2000
by Doughty, Geoffrey H.
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ISBN-13: 9781883089528 ISBN-10: 1883089522
Publisher
Brand: TLC Publishing
Binding
hardcover
Published
May 15, 2000
Weight
2.1 lbs
Dimensions
25.40×2.50×25.40 cm

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New Haven Railroad's Streamline Passenger Fleet, 1934-1953 by Doughty, Geoffrey H.. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9781883089528.

The story of how New Englands "little giant" managed to order a fleet of streamline passenger cars and locomotives in the midst of the Great Depression and WWII. Doughty recounts how the companys management financed its acquisitions and turned the railroad around. He also tells the fascinating story of how the railroad under Howard Palmer, in the middle of WWII, prepared for the postwar period with passenger car and traffic research, revealing for the first time unpublished drawings, designs, and artistic renderings depicting the plans and dreams for the future.