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During the
twentieth century, the Union Pacific Railroadgained worldwide
renown for the development and operation of high output locomotives
powered by steam, gas-electric,and the internal combustion engine.
What is less commonly known is that the railroad embraced the
internal combustion engine shortly after the turn of the century—just
36 years after the driving of the Golden Spike—in the form
of the gasoline-powered passenger motor car. Although overshadowed
by later advancements, the passenger motor car, of which many
design elements would later be adapted to the railroad’s
famous Streamliners, were the inaugural application of internal
combustion technology on the Union Pacific. The product of decades
of research, this liberally-illustrated volume seeks to tell
the definitive story of these unique additions to Union Pacific’s
nationwide fleet.
Hardcover,
248 pages, Color and B&W photographs and illustrations.
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