The American Railroad Passenger Car

by John H. White, Jr. Originally published in one hardcover volume, 1978
316x264 mm, 690 pages, soft cover



CONTENTS

	Preface	xi
0NE	The Day Coach in the Wooden Era: 1830 to 1910	2
	Representative Cars	50
TWO	The Day Coach: Era of the Metal Car	116
THREE	First-Class Travel: Sleeping Cars	202
FOUR	First-Class Travel: Parlor, Dining, and Private Cars	286
	Notes to Chapters One through Four	xv
FIVE	Passenger Car Accommodations: From Decoration to Vestibules	372
SIX	Head-End Cars: Baggage Express, Combination, Emigrant, and Mail Cars	452
SEVEN	Running Gears	496
EIGHT	Self-Propelled Cars and Motor Trains	578
	Appendix A: Biographical Sketches of Car Designers and Builders	647
	Appendix B: Statistics	657
	Appendix C: American Railroad Car Chronology	661
	Notes to Chapters Five through Eight	665
	Bibliography	676
	Index	680