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Official Guide of the Railways August 1936 on CD
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Official Guide of the Railways August 1936 on one CD contains all 1500+ pages, including covers, scanned and enhanced from the original book and presented in HTML format on CD, so it works right in your internet browser! (Internet Explorer, Chrome, or Firefox). Click on a railroad name in the index or browse the pages sequentially. A valuable reference of timetables, maps, and advertisements for historians, rail fans, genealogists, and researchers. Easy to use. No installation required! Runs off ONE CD!

Images are enlarged and so clear that even timetables can be easily read from the CD -- no magnifying glass required! Click here to see actual images from the CD!


Please click on some of the links below to see actual examples of the clarity and quality of the enhanced images contained on this CD!
    Railroad History in 1936 - Streamliners!

  • The Santa Fe Railway inaugurates the all-diesel powered Super Chief passenger train between Chicago and Los Angeles on May 12, 1936. You can find the timetable on Page 890 - click here to see it.

  • Three famous streamliners also made their debut Union Pacific in 1936:
    • The "City of Los Angeles", using the streamliner trainset M-10002, running from Chicago to Los Angeles, on May 15
    • The M-10004 streamliner trainset enters service on the "City of San Francisco" passenger train on June 14.
    • The first "City of Denver" on June 18. (Click here to see page 787)

  • Also in 1936, Illinois Central's Green Diamond trainset is placed in service between Chicago and St. Louis (Advertised on page 607) - click here to see it.

  • Airlines Too! A fascinating look at the airline industry in it's infancy. Schedules and maps for Pan American's international "Clipper" routes (- click here to see page 22), Pennsylvania Airline's "3-mile a minute Boeings" (- click here to see page 21), plus TWA, American, United, Central, Eastern and Northwest Airlines.

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