Santa Fe Railway Passenger Car Reference Series - Volume Four Business & Special Purpose Cars

by Frank M. Ellington; Joseph W. Shine

2008 Santa Fe Railway Historical and Modeling Society (Midwest City, Oklahoma), oblong 11 1/4 x 8 1/2 inches tall spiral bound in color pictorial covers, copiously illustrated with black-and-white and color photographs and drawings, 248 pp. Slight edgewear. Otherwise, a very good to near fine copy - clean, bright and unmarked. 

A definitive reference for historians and rail modelers, detailing the evolution of Santa Fe's non-revenue passenger fleet from the late 19th century through the mid-20th century. Includes detailed histories of wooden 'Official' cars from the 1890s to the sophisticated stainless steel cars of the 1950s. Features coverage of specialized units such as Dynamometer cars, locomotive simulators, and 'theater' cars used for track inspection. Includes personal memories from those who served aboard these cars, providing context beyond technical specifications. 

This volume is part of a five-book series by the SFRHMS that exhaustively documents the Santa Fe's entire passenger car history.