The GrandLuxe Express: Traveling in High Style
Author:   Karl R. Zimmermann
Publisher:   Indiana University Press
ISBN:  

9780253349477


Pages:   168
Publication Date:   09 November 2007
Format:   Hardback
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Author:   Karl R. Zimmermann
Publisher:   Indiana University Press
Imprint:   Indiana University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 21.60cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 27.90cm
Weight:   1.125kg
ISBN:  

9780253349477


ISBN 10:   0253349478
Pages:   168
Publication Date:   09 November 2007
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
Limited stock is available. It will be ordered for you and shipped pending supplier's limited stock.

Table of Contents

Contents Acknowledgments Introduction: Cruising on the GrandLuxe Express 1. Ancestry 2. The American-European Express Comes and Goes 3. American Orient Express: The Phoenix Rises 4. The Old Order Changeth: GrandLuxe Rail Journeys 5. Silk Purses: GrandLuxe's Glamorous Cars 6. Life on Board Appendix: All-Time Roster of Cars Operated Index

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In the turmoil of Amtrak's problems with a wishy-washy Congress and administration fumbling on national transportation policy and on the issue of passenger rail service, The GrandLuxe Express is a breath of fresh air. George M. Smerk, series editor, Railroads Past and Present


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Karl Zimmermann is the author and co-author of 20 books, including CZ: The Story of the California Zephyr; Santa Fe Streamliners: The Chiefs and Their Tribesmen; and Magnetic North: Canadian Steam in Twilight. An accomplished writer and photographer whose love of trains has sparked a lifetime of travel worldwide, Zimmermann has been a frequent contributor to the travel sections of newspapers across the country, including The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, and The Washington Post, while his stories and photographs have been published in various magazines. He lives in Oradell, New Jersey.

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