Southern Pacific Daylight Steam Locomotives (Paperback)

Southern Pacific Daylight Steam Locomotives covers the Daylight’ s inception and glory years, the Warbaby era, the Western Pacific versions, the American Freedom Train, and the modern-day adventures of the 4449. It includes full technical details, specifications, and complete historical data on all the Daylights. Variations in the appearance of the engines, a " Daylight Spotter’ s Guide, " numerous first-person accounts from the people who ran the Daylights, and a thorough index make this a book you’ ll refer to time and time again. This book is the story of " the most beautiful trains in the world." The aesthetic qualities that made the Daylights stand out are documented in words and more than 250 stirring photographs.