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Portrait of a Silver Lady: The Train They Called the California Zephyr

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Being a train buff all my life, I received this book as a gift back in 1979. I can still remember when we would visit my grandmother's, in Fairfield, Ia. every summer. As a young boy, I would go down to the train station to see the California Zephyr almost every day, even it didn't stop there. This book goes back to the history of the three railroads that ran the California Zephyr, the agreement between them birthing the train , and finally the last train March 21, 1970. Inbetween, many stories and pictures in the 355 pages. Although all the pictures are b&w, there seems to be hundreds, and from all three railroads, from Oakland to Chicago. If you liked the stanless steel streamliners, such as the California Zephyr, you'll love this book.