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Genesis+5 Cars Amtrak Superliner Set "Limited Edition CarsEngine, Baggage Car, Coach, Sleeper, Dining Car, Sightseer Lounge" Wooden Railway Set Handmade & Hand-painted in the USA All Whittle toy trains are ThomasTM and Brio® compatible. Each is painted in authentic American railroad liveries. Each railcar is handmade of reforested birch hardwood. Each railcar is painted with child-safe paints and sealers. After drying, appliqués are then applied (again, by hand).

This pictorial history is only the second of its kind to trace the 30-plus-year history of Amtrak, beginning with a look at the rise and fall of privately run passenger train service followed by a look at Amtrak’s infant stage from 1971 through 1976. Also examined is the period from 1976 to 1991, when Amtrak finally established an image, buying new equipment and refurbished old and grew its ridership despite a severely limited budget. Modern and period color photos illustrate such aspects of Amtrak as its motive power, including the high-speed Acela Express; its diverse array of rolling stock and equipment, famous long-distance trains past and present; short-haul corridors.

Against all odds, the passenger train survives in the United States. The formation of Amtrak in 1971 heralded the end of privately operated passenger train service and ushered in an era of intercity train travel financed on a budget that has vacillated between the virtually non-existent and the barely adequate.

• The only extant pictorial history of America's only passenger rail network • Amtrak ridership in 2001 topped 24 million, the highest in its history • Passenger rail travel may be a concept whose time has come in this country, considering the woeful state of the airline industry and the efforts of prominent belt way politicians like Tom Harkin to make Amtrak a viable national passenger railway

WHITTLE Engine Set - Amtrak F-40 Superliner Passenger Measures approx. 17"L Compatible with Thomas and most wooden railway systems.

She was a 365-days-a-year railfan excursion...she was the train that behaved like a caribbean cruise ship, inviting you to loaf and look, dine and drink, with ultimate destination beside the point! - So wrote David P. Morgan, past editor of Trains Magazine in the July 1976 issue of that magazine. Now from the camera of noted photographer Emery Gulash comes the most awesome experience: a complete trip on the California Zephyr! Filmed in 1965, when the CZ was at it's ultimate, Emery's camera takes you from dome to trackside, from the cab through the 'Big-10' curves and tunnels West of Denver, From Chicago to San Francisco. Never has there been such on and off train coverage of probably America's most well known and favored train... The California Zephyr. Thrill to the incredible diversity of scenery, the first class service, F-7's all the way to the West coast, incredible cab scenes from Denver-West through tunnels and the Big 10 curves, and thrilling run-bys as only Emery Gulash can provide. Filmed in gorgeous 16 mm color, this is a DVD you will watch over and over again. Live the luxury of the past, through mountains, across the plains, meets with the other CZ's as well as freight and passenger trains...and a surprise meet with Burlington steam loco 5632 as she passes the CZ on a for railfans only runby! Approx. 72 Minutes Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo

A complete history of Amtrak operations in the heartland, this volume describes conditions that led to the passage of the Rail Passenger Service Act of 1970, the formation and implementation of Amtrak in 1970-71, and the major factors that have influenced Amtrak operations since its inception. More than 140 photographs and 3 maps bring to life the story as told by Sanders. This book will become indispensable to train enthusiasts through its examination of Americans' long-standing fascination with passenger trains. When it began in 1971, many expected Amtrak to last about three years before going out of existence for lack of business, but the public's continuing support of funding for Amtrak has enabled it and the passenger train to survive despite seemingly insurmountable odds.

HO Spectrum Continental Set w/DCC Amtrak

WHITTLE Engine Set - Amtrak Superline Measures approx. 18"L Compatible with Thomas and most wooden railway systems.

This insightful book exposes how Amtrak--which is seeking record federal subsidies while continuing to resist meaningful reforms--is not as essential to mobility as it claims.

Experience the thrill of running Amtrak's Pacific Surfliner trains along the coast at 90 MPH! This Double-disc DVD set includes every inch of territory between LA and San Diego, along with useful location information, signal indications, and speed limits. Realtime milepost data is available in the DVD's special features. Recorded digitally with Sony Hi-Def cameras using stereo microphones located at various positions within the locomotive, this DVD set is the most realistic way to experience modern, hi-speed passenger train operations in a busy passenger corridor along some of the most beautiful scenery in the country. In addition to the head-end video, this set includes a complete tour of the Surfliner locomotive and passenger cars, along with some exciting run-by action and outtake footage. Running time 3 Hours. Color / Stereo Sound. Not regionally encoded. Plays anywhere! Some of our reviews at Train Video Depot: Wow. An absolutely fantastic video. There is nothing quite like it made by any one, any where. A head end view from Los Angeles all the way to San Diego California. With screen graphics along the way, you always know where you are, what is coming for the train in route which includes the light signals as the crew sees it. Watch as the viewer see all the sidings, crossovers, wyes, and much of the landscape along the way. There is so much in this video that it will be viewed many times over. It's being in the locomotive from from your living room. Top marks for one of the finest videos made. Just viewed the video, and I must say A++++ on the ride!!! Great for those you have Facing Point's Surfliner Add-on for MSTS, which lets you see the real route, before you go to the sim version!!! But for those who don't, still an awesome video. Full audio, radio communications, speed, signals, stations, mileposts, and more... Everything you could ask for, and also a full tour of the Surfliner trainset!!! Highly recommend, for Surfliner lovers, and all others....