The Art of the Streamliner
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| Rating | : | 4.84 (961 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1586631462 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 144 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-04-30 |
| Language | : | English |
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Here are the ever-more luxurious rolling accommodations for the discriminating traveler, with increasingly spacious sleeper cars and dining rooms that came to resemble those in four-star restaurants. . From this increased attention arose perhaps the most elegant land-based form of transportation in human history: the streamlined train. By the early 20th century, as the railroad became a vital means of moving people and goods, trains and locomotives became the focus of some of the world's finest mechanical engineers and industrial designers. Relive