The Great Trains

259 pp. "The book is introduced by chapters on the development and the design, the pioneers and the spreading of the system across the land. Passenger Discomforts describes the increasing comfort, after a miserable start, to be found in trains, Two Pioneers the great work of George Pullman and the founder of the Wagon-Lits Company, Georges Nagelmackers, while the Golden Age of Steam traces the rise and the hey-day of the steam locomotive on the railways of the world. Two other chapters deal with the architectural side--Stations and Structures, and the marine--Railways Afloat." Includes over 300 black-and-white illustrations and 40 full color illustrations. KEYWORDS: TRANSPORTATION RAILROADS RAILWAYS GREAT TRAINS LOCOMOTIVE LOCOMOTION