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Subject(s)

• Train of Tomorrow (Passenger train)—History [Browse]
• Dome cars (Railroads)—United States—Design and construction—History—20th century [Browse]
• General Motors Corporation—Research—History—20th century [Browse]

Series

Railroads past and present [More in this series]

Summary note

"The Train Of Tomorrow was a concept train built by General Motors to promote the sale of diesel locomotives by its Electro-Motive Division. It featured a newly crafted dome car, the brainchild of Cyrus R. Osborn, general manager of EMD at the time. Completed in 1947, the four-car train became a postwar symbol of American know-how and promised a bright future for the railroads. That same year the train began a 28-month tour of the United States and Canada. It was then sold to Union Pacific, which put the cars into daily service. In the mid-1960s, the cars were sold for scrap and believed lost. This book restores the Train Of Tomorrow to its rightful place in history. It includes nearly 200 photographs, drawings, and documents as well as the diary kept during its inaugural tour."--book jacket.

Bibliographic references

Includes bibliographical references (p. 205-211).

Contents

• The history of the Train of tomorrow. If they could see what I see. The first dome cars
• The $100,000 model train
• Early design ideas
• Excuse the dust: Astra dome under construction
• Something for everyone to see
• For sale: one train
• Going to work
• Life after death
• The Train of tomorrow inside and out. Locomotive
• Star dust
• Sky view
• Dream cloud
• Moon glow
• The diary
• Technical information.

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ISBN

• 9780253348425 (cloth : alk. paper)
• 0253348420 (cloth : alk. paper)

LCCN

^^2006030068

OCLC

71581587

RCP

H - O

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