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The GrandLuxe Express: Traveling in High Style (Railroads Past and Present)

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Seller Notes: “Indiana University Press; Bloomington, 2007. Hardcover. Signed by Author. First edition. Fine in a ... “Indiana University Press; Bloomington, 2007. Hardcover. Signed by Author. First edition. Fine in a Near Fine, some rubbing and wear to edges, Dustwrapper. 143pp, 4to[quarto or aprx 9.5 x 12 inches], color and b&w illustrations. We pack securely and ship daily with delivery confirmation on every book. The picture on the listing page is of the actual book for sale. Additional Scan(s) are available for any item, please inquire.”

ISBN: 9780253349477

Book Title: Grandluxe Express : Traveling in High Style

Item Length: 11in

Publisher: Indiana University Press

Publication Year: 2007

Format: Hardcover

Language: English

Item Height: 0.9in

Author: Karl R. Zimmermann

Genre: Travel, Transportation

Topic: Special Interest / Adventure, Railroads / History

Item Width: 8.5in

Item Weight: 39.8 Oz

Number of Pages: 168 Pages

About this product

Product Information

This lavish book invites readers aboard the glamorous renovated cars of the GrandLuxe railway train. In 1989, the American-European Express, a stylish train created in emulation of Europe's Orient Express, commenced operation between Washington and Chicago. Forced to close down two years later, it was reborn in 1994 as the American Orient Express. The AOE, as this luxury streamliner was often known, matured under the tutelage of various owners until 2006, when under new ownership it acquired a new name, the GrandLuxe Express.Trackside, the train gleamed as a classic American streamliner. Aboard, travelers enjoy old-fashioned, wood-paneled elegance that harkens back to the 1920s and Europe's posh Wagons-Lits sleepers and restaurant cars.

Product Identifiers

Publisher

Indiana University Press

ISBN-10

0253349478

ISBN-13

9780253349477

eBay Product ID (ePID)

59079923

Product Key Features

Book Title

Grandluxe Express : Traveling in High Style

Author

Karl R. Zimmermann

Format

Hardcover

Language

English

Topic

Special Interest / Adventure, Railroads / History

Publication Year

2007

Genre

Travel, Transportation

Number of Pages

168 Pages

Dimensions

Item Length

11in

Item Height

0.9in

Item Width

8.5in

Item Weight

39.8 Oz

Additional Product Features

Lc Classification Number

Tf25.G73z56 2007

Reviews

"This volume tells the GrandLuxe story well and the presentation is as beautiful as the train it chronicles." -Michigan Railfan, January - February, 2009, "In the turmoil of Amtrak's problems with a wishy-washy Congress and administration fumbling on national transportation policy and on the issue of passenger rail service, The GrandLuxe Express is a breath of fresh air." -- George M. Smerk, series editor, Railroads Past and Present, "This volume tells the GrandLuxe story well and the presentation is as beautiful as the train it chronicals." -- Michigan Railfan, January - February, 2009, "In the turmoil of Amtrak's problems with a wishy-washy Congress and administration fumbling on national transportation policy and on the issue of passenger rail service, The GrandLuxe Express is a breath of fresh air." George M. Smerk, series editor, Railroads Past and Present, In the turmoil of Amtrak's problems with a wishy-washy Congress and administration fumbling on national transportation policy and on the issue of passenger rail service, The GrandLuxe Express is a breath of fresh air.--George M. Smerk, series editor, Railroads Past and Present, This volume tells the GrandLuxe story well and the presentation is as beautiful as the train it chronicles., As befitting its subject, this is a lavishly illustrated all color 144-page hardbound book describing the glamourous GrandLuxe Express trains that were conceived to be an American version of the famous European Orient Express., "This volume tells the GrandLuxe story well and the presentation is as beautiful as the train it chronicles." -- Michigan Railfan, January - February, 2009, "In the turmoil of Amtrak's problems with a wishy-washy Congress and administration fumbling on national transportation policy and on the issue of passenger rail service, The GrandLuxe Express is a breath of fresh air." -George M. Smerk, series editor, Railroads Past and Present, "As befitting its subject, this is a lavishly illustrated all color 144-page hardbound book describing the glamourous GrandLuxe Express trains that were conceived to be an American version of the famous European Orient Express." -S. Gaugian, March/April 2009, In the turmoil of Amtrak's problems with a wishy-washy Congress and administration fumbling on national transportation policy and on the issue of passenger rail service, The GrandLuxe Express is a breath of fresh air., "As befitting its subject, this is a lavishly illustrated all color 144-page hardbound book describing the glamourous GrandLuxe Express trains that were conceived to be an American version of the famous European Orient Express." -- S. Gaugian, March/April 2009

Table of Content

Contents Acknowledgments Introduction: Cruising on the GrandLuxe Express 1. Ancestry 2. The American-European Express Comes and Goes 3. American Orient Express: The Phoenix Rises 4. The Old Order Changeth: GrandLuxe Rail Journeys 5. Silk Purses: GrandLuxe's Glamorous Cars 6. Life on Board Appendix: All-Time Roster of Cars Operated Index

2007

Target Audience

Trade

Lccn

2007-015144

Dewey Decimal

385.0973

Series

Railroads Past and Present Ser.

Dewey Edition

Illustrated

Yes

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