Train Travels Via Pullman 1950 Richard H Brown eBook
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Narratives of First Class rail travel on the great trains of the 1950s.
Written by a regular passenger during that brief golden era.
Train Travels Via Pullman 1950 Richard H Brown eBook
The author's aim is to bring us along for the ride & I must say he usually succeeded for me.His descriptions can be every bit as good as what I read in Train history mags!
The book was written recently (not in 1950). Responding to an earlier Amazon review Mr Brown added this:
"Primary objective was to leave a record of what it was like, while there are still a few of us around who experienced it."
Because Mr Brown only reviews trains he had the chance to ride much of U.S. gets left out:
The Upper Midwest (except for Omaha & Chicago), NY-Florida trains, Trains up the Pacific Coast etc.
He rode Seattle-Butte on the Milwaukee Road but went no further East (Great Northern & Northern Pacific Trains were not taken).
I bought this ebook not quite realizing it was a "Kindle Short" (45 pages). My first time
with this buying one.
Alas there's a typo or grammatical error on almost every page! The subject matter (I'm an armchair train 'foamer') allowed me to overlook those & continue on the journey with him. I hope he corrects these!
The other reviewer mentions photos. Later he says it was his error--there indeed are none.
I do recommend 2 websites as side by sides (Mr Brown could have added some links too now that he's got our interest!).
Timetableworld.com has an online copy of the 1952 Official Railway Guide
Also see Streamlinerschedules.com for more info and sched's for many of these trains.
Unfortunately I had come to the book's end by the time I was ready to curl up next to my computer's various Official Guides!
For the $1 price I'd buy it again.
Chet C
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Train Travels Via Pullman 1950 Richard H Brown eBook Reviews
I would have loved to ride and enjoy these trains. I was fortunate to ride the City of Denver in 1956. We departed Chicago around 530 p.m., arriving in La Salle, CO at 730 a.m. I did enjoy a wonderful breakfast in the diner before arriving. I was impressed by the silver place settings, something I had never seen before. I was too young to know the importance of this trip and how it would impact my life.
I recommend this short book for easy and enjoyable reading for those who love trains and "How it used to be on the train". A preview of the book is recommended, so you may see your favorite train description.
One word of warning; after reading this, you will HATE Amtrack. Train travel in it's heyday far eclipsed the miserable service that Amtrak provides. This book was a terrific read, but made me pine for the good old days of rail travel. Apparently, it was possible to get on a Pullman train in New York and travel all the way to Los Angeles without ever getting off the train. The transition from one line to another was that seamless. The service was 1st class all the way if you were going 1st class.
Brown gives us a fond look at the way things used to be with rail travel in the Fifties. Reading these accounts of travels on Pullman-equipped trains brought a great sense of nostalgia to me. A great read for any railfan or anyone who appreciates life in a better, gentler era, a world before the decline of America and the collapse of passenger railroads.
This book carries a most wonderful series of stories. I recommend for any passenger train fan.
Alas, the storyteller was frightened in grade school by a teacher as twisted as his syntax. He went on these trips, why so much massive voice? Why do commas seem to be strewn for artistic effect?
I was subject to the same horrors until I found Strunk.
Perhaps it is the proofreading at fault. It gets worse as the tale rolls along. If you find yourself missing the story because you are so busy editing, this book is not for you.
I bet Mr. Brown would do a great job telling these tales over a drink. I would love to hear him.
And a suggestion to E. M. Frimbo.
I like trains and train travel. I have been a student of the now gone passenger rail system in America and the author is very knowledgeable and authoritative. He presents the material in a logical and informative manner. The narrative is pretty straight forward so the reader gets a clear picture of each train and its qualities. There is no transition from one train story to the next, but a plot isn't necessary in this kind of book. Read it if you like trains, if you are curious about what train travel used to be in this country, if you are a railroad fanatic who can't get enough of this kind of material. It's all good.
...and take a nap. For those of us who have come of age with airline travel (and the dreaded NSA spot checks, bag searches, cavity searches-ouch, long lines, etc.), this slim yet satisfying book is a reminder that within the past 60 years, a really grand form of travel has been lost to us. That was the way of the railroads, and specifically of the era of the Pullman-manned trains. Compartments with beds, dining cars with first class foods, salons for reading, talking, imbibing and general socializing are now pretty much things of the past. Not to mention huge picture windows so you could watch the vast plains or high peaks roll by while you sat in your private cabin, getting ready to hop into your comfortable bed. Huge and gleaming, the engines would pull up and hook up their various passenger cars. And travelers always knew exactly what train they would be on by their engines. Painted with various colors and adorned with symbols specific to each line, travelers would crisscross the United States in comfort and style.......a great reminder of a forgotten time.
Don't torture yourselves, folks, with how things used to be in America. The levels of convenience and comfort and style depicted in these pages bear absolutely no relation to what we have these days. It's a melancholy occupation contemplating America's glory days, and this book reads like some sort of fairy tale now. But unlike fairy tales this was all real. Could be again if only America would snap out of its apathy and complacency. Still, if you love trains, and especially trains of a certain era (though, God knows, give me Amtrak any day over flying)you'll appreciate the sweet nostalgia contained within its pages. Some real nice photos too.
The author's aim is to bring us along for the ride & I must say he usually succeeded for me.
His descriptions can be every bit as good as what I read in Train history mags!
The book was written recently (not in 1950). Responding to an earlier review Mr Brown added this
"Primary objective was to leave a record of what it was like, while there are still a few of us around who experienced it."
Because Mr Brown only reviews trains he had the chance to ride much of U.S. gets left out
The Upper Midwest (except for Omaha & Chicago), NY-Florida trains, Trains up the Pacific Coast etc.
He rode Seattle-Butte on the Milwaukee Road but went no further East (Great Northern & Northern Pacific Trains were not taken).
I bought this ebook not quite realizing it was a " Short" (45 pages). My first time
with this buying one.
Alas there's a typo or grammatical error on almost every page! The subject matter (I'm an armchair train 'foamer') allowed me to overlook those & continue on the journey with him. I hope he corrects these!
The other reviewer mentions photos. Later he says it was his error--there indeed are none.
I do recommend 2 websites as side by sides (Mr Brown could have added some links too now that he's got our interest!).
Timetableworld.com has an online copy of the 1952 Official Railway Guide
Also see Streamlinerschedules.com for more info and sched's for many of these trains.
Unfortunately I had come to the book's end by the time I was ready to curl up next to my computer's various Official Guides!
For the $1 price I'd buy it again.
Chet C
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