Streamliner - Wikipedia
A streamliner is a vehicle incorporating streamlining in a shape providing reduced air resistance. The term is applied to high-speed railway trainsets of the 1930s to 1950s, and to their successor "bullet trains". Less commonly, the term is applied to fully faired upright and recumbent bicycles.
Streamlined Steam
Streamlined Steam. Out of the 120,000 or so steam locomotives built and used in the United States, fewer than 220 were streamlined–or, as the Chicago & North Western called it, steamlined –for passenger service. Railroads went to the trouble to …
Mercury (train) - Wikipedia
Mercury was the name used by the New York Central Railroad for a family of daytime streamliner passenger trains operating between midwestern cities. The Mercury train sets were designed by the noted industrial designer Henry Dreyfuss, and are considered a prime example of Streamline Moderne design.
LNER Class A4 - Wikipedia
The LNER Class A4 is a class of streamlined 4-6-2 steam locomotive designed by Nigel Gresley for the London and North Eastern Railway in 1935. Their streamlined design gave them high-speed capability as well as making them instantly recognisable, and one of the class, 4468 Mallard, holds the record
Streamlined Steam Locomotives
Streamlined Steam Locomotives. New York Central 5344. In December of 1934 New York Central class J1E Hudson 5344 was shrouded and became the first streamlined steam locomotive in North America. The following year the Milwaukee Road's 4-4-2 Hiawathas became the first steam locomotives that were built streamlined from the builder.
Streamliners: The "Silver Age" Of Rail Travel - American-Rails.com
2024年8月21日 · The train featured lightweight aluminum cars manufactured by American Car & Foundry with power provided via a pair of graceful steam locomotives carrying an English look, the 4-4-4 Lady Baltimore and 4-6-4 Lord Baltimore.
Streamlined steam locomotives - Trains
2021年3月26日 · Streamlining burst upon the railroad scene with the 1934 introduction of two sleek internal-combustion-powered passenger trains. Steam was still king, so railroads desiring a modern image applied streamlined styling to existing and new steam locomotives.
29 Photos Of The Glamorous Mid-Century Streamliner Trains
2020年11月16日 · Streamliners were a class of luxury trains that were built throughout the 1940s and 1950s and designed for long-distance travel. Touted as the new standard for comfort in North American transportation, streamliners were likened to cruise ships on wheels.
The First Streamliners
The first thirty posts cover pre-war streamliners and streamlined steam locomotives. The first post-war streamliners begin with the Pere Marquette, followed by the streamlined Empire Builder.
UP Streamlined Steam - UtahRails.net
2014年4月19日 · Overview. In 1937 Union Pacific applied streamlining to two steam locomotives, UP 2906, a 4-6-2 built in 1920, and UP 7002, a 4-8-2 built in 1922.