1950s – Golden Age of TRAIN TRAVEL in the USA
Premiere Passenger Trains during the 1950s were the finest in the world. With excellent meals, suburb Pullman service, dinner in the diner, club lounges, train secretaries, barbershops, cocktail bars, observation cars… trains like the Super Chief, 20th Century Limited, and the California Zypher were world-famous.
See what 1950s train travel was like during railroad’s golden age
Jan 6, 2023 · What was 1950s train travel like, back when riding the railroad was more affordable — and sometimes more luxurious — than airplane travel? Here’s a look back at the fine dining, sleeper cars, a pub and more.
What Train Travel looked like in the 1950s - Bygonely
During the 1950s, train travel saw a decline in popularity as more Americans began to own automobiles and the national highway system expanded. Many railroads struggled financially as a result, and some were forced to merge or declare bankruptcy.
Railroading's Last Great Era: The 1950s - American-Rails.com
Oct 27, 2024 · From a macro view, the 1950s were a struggle; aside from declining passenger business, a recession and improved highways (including signage of the Interstate Highway Act) heavily eroded the industry's traffic base.
Riding the Sunset Limited of the Southern Pacific Railroad in the 1950s …
Oct 18, 2024 · Experience the charm of 1950s rail travel with photos of the Sunset Limited, Southern Pacific’s iconic train, capturing an era when journeys were as glamorous as the destination.
Home - Travel By Rail 1950
The schedules list over 750 daily trains, serving over 1000 cities and many small towns. First, go to the toolbar and click on ABOUT THE SCHEDULES to learn how to read the schedules. Then, click on MAPS & CITY SCHEDULES to view the maps …
More Trains of the 1950s | Classic Trains Magazine
Oct 19, 2020 · Giant steam locomotives, colorful streamliners, great passenger trains, passenger terminals, timeworn railroad cabooses, recollections of railroaders and train-watchers. More Trains of the 1950s features an all-new collection of articles that haven't been printed in more than 50 years, plus: Stories from iconic journalist David P. Morgan, among ...
Maps & City Schedules - Travel By Rail 1950
The maps show all the rail lines that had passenger trains in 1950. Shown along each line are the cities where the trains stopped. Also shown are the initials for the railroad that operated the line – for example, C&O for Chesapeake & Ohio.
Classic Trains Magazine Trains of the 1950s Special Issue
Jul 12, 2019 · From the last luxury streamliners to steam’s final gasps, Trains of the 1950s captures 20th-century railroading’s greatest era of transition!
1940s and 1950s – The Golden Age of American Passenger Trains…
Jun 19, 2013 · Pullman and American Passenger Trains – Social History – Photos – 1940s and 1950s – The Golden Age of American Passenger Trains… New York Central’s streamlined Mercury One of New York Central’s two class K-5a Pacifics (Nos. 4915 and 4917) that the road streamlined in 1936 for the Chicago–Detroit Mercury appears to have the train ...