Route of the ROCKETS - ROCK ISLAND in the Streamlined Era (LAST BRAND NEW BOOK)

Description: Route of the Rockets Rock Island in the Streamlined Era by Greg Stout This is an unopened BRAND NEW BOOK (not used). Shrinkwrapped. We handle all books with white gloves (no fingerprints on your book). A Railroad Bookmark is included with each book. Book is wrapped and mailed in a top-quality, durable container. We try hard to be the NUMBER 1 Railroad Book Dealer on ebay with 2,000+ titles. Order before 3:00 pm (ET) for same-day postal mailing.Note: This book is Out of Print and no longer available from the publisher. This ebay seller has one new book left. LAST BRAND NEW BOOK Hardbound 176 pages b&w and color photos The streamlined era on the Rock Island lasted 43 years, beginning with the delivery of the first reborn Rockets in 1937 and ending well beyond Amtrak with a Notice of Embargo on Trains 5 and 6, and 11 and 12 effective January 1, 1979. During the era, the Rock Island ran an extensive fleet of streamliners in many hues, coming from just about every major car and locomotive builder, and embraced a diverse array of rolling stock. The Rock Island presented the traveling public with many fine passenger trains, including the original 1937 Rockets, the streamlined 1948 Golden State and the seasonal, short-lived Arizona Limited. This is their story. Includes a system map, passenger locomotive roster, streamlined passenger car roster, many photographs with extensive captions (56 in color), bibliography and index.Contents: Chapter 1: The Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Chapter 2: Passenger Palette Chapter 3: Rebirth of The Rock - The 1937 Rockets Chapter 4: Most Unusual Rockets - The Texas Rocket, the Oklahoma Rocket, and the Kansas City Rocket Chapter 5: Westward from Chicago - The Peoria Rocket, and the Jet Rocket Chapter 6: Corn Country Rockets - The Des Moines Rocket, the Corn Belt Rocket, and the Quad Cities Rocket Chapter 7: Mid-Continent Flyers - The Minneapolis–Kansas City Rocket, and the Twin Star Rocket Chapter 8: Mile-High Rockets - The Rocky Mountain Rocket, the Kansas City–Denver Rocket, and The Cornhusker Chapter 9: Little Rockets - The Choctaw Route Chapter 10: "Jim Crow" Cars on the Rock Island Chapter 11: The Eldon Rocket? Chapter 12: Rocketing Down the River - The Zephyr-Rocket Chapter 13: Commuting on the Rock Chapter 14: Pride of the Fleet - The Golden State Chapter 15: Sunbelt Sunchaser - The Arizona Limited Chapter 16: Rock Island Lines Passenger Diesel Power Roster Chapter 17: Rock Island Lines Streamlined Passenger Car Roster Hardbound w/ dust cover, 8.5x11, 176 pages, 200+ b&w and color photographs, printed on heavy enamel paper for quality photographic enhancement, system map, passenger locomotive roster, streamlined passenger car roster, bibliography and index. Shrinkwrapped Visit our ebay store to view other books of interest. We add new books regularly so check back often. We sell books: Railroad, Aviation, and Modeling books of the Golden Age Era. WE PACKAGE OUR BOOKS EXTREMELY WELL SO THE BOOK WILL NOT BE DAMAGED IN THE MAIL. No one packages books better than we do.

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