C&O Railway Series #47:Chesapeake & Ohio’s Millon Dollar Train The Sportsman by Wendall McCord
C&O's "Million Dollar Train," The Sportsman. This volume, Volume 1 describes the genesis of the train and its operation from when it was inaugurated in 1930 until 1940, just before the start of WWII. It descripes how and why the train came to be, what its route was and why, its equipment, which was responsible for the nick-name "The Million Dollar Train," its inital trips, and then how it was run in reqular service. Also duscussed are the various changes the were made to the train and its equipment, its route, and its operation up until the 1940.
Softcover, 96 pages.
