Archive for Items Categorized 'Trains', only excerpts shown, click title for full entry.
Chicago Stations & Trains
by John Kelly
Railroad stations were once the focal center of every city. Local commuter trains and cross-country passenger service intersected to provide a mass transit system that efficiently moved people across town and across the country. Kelly writes, “No other American city had such a fascinating group of railroad passenger stations as Chicago.”
Armoured Trains: An Illustrated Encyclopedia 1825–2016
by Paul Malmassari
From a battleship on rails to nimble if sometimes slapdash scout trolley, armored—and armed—trains have seen action much more recently than you might think. They have their limits but obviously they fulfill a role only they can do. This book gives you almost 200 years of examples.
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