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Santa Fe Super Chief and El Capitan 1936-1971 | 
 enlarge | Author: Patrick Dorin
Publisher: TLC Publishing
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  3 reviews
Sales Rank: 609309
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1st
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 92
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.5
Dimensions (in): 11.1 x 8.6 x 0.5
ISBN: 0976620197
Dewey Decimal Number: 385
EAN: 9780976620198
ASIN: 0976620197
Publication Date: June 9, 2005
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Product Description
"Except for 'The Chief', the two most famous passenger trains in the last decades of passenger service were the 'Super Chief' and the 'El Capitan'. Introduced with great fanfare; operated with aplomb and panache by the Santa Fe's operating and passenger department personnel; they became two of the most famous trains in America. Ultimately they were combined into one train, though both names were retained.When Amtrak arrived it retained the 'Super Chief' name for a while before the train was renamed 'Southwest Chief'. Known as 'The Train of the Stars' because of the movie stars who often took this premier accomodation out of Los Angeles, the Super Chief name is still redolent with fame.The history of these two great trains is chronicled in word and picture in the 100 pages of this book by noted railroad author Patrick C Dorin."
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 Santa Fe Super Chief and El Capitan 1936-1971 May 12, 2008
I own Super Chief and El Capitan 1936-1971 book by Patrick Dorin. The book has excellent black and white and color photos of the Super Chief and El Capitan. The book describes the rich history of the Super Chief and El Capitan from the first streamliner in 1936 to Amtrak.
Sincerely,
Robert Wilhelm
robertleewilhelm@yahoo.com
 Good history of the El Captain October 10, 2007
This book helped me to understand, that this train was and should still be to American transport.
 keep looking October 15, 2005
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
The book offers a high level recap of Super Chief and El Capitan facts and lore. The author's fondness for the subject is evident. There are many photographs, especially of the car interiors. All photographs are black and white. Note that very few will be new to readers that have read any other book on these trains or even the ATSF railroad in general
Unfortunately, lack of content, pervasive bad grammar and typos make this a difficult read.
Instead please look for a used copy of "Santa Fe Streamliners: The Chiefs and their Tribesmen" by Karl R. Zimmermann for an excellent book on the Chiefs, or a new copy of "Santa Fe Railway (Railroad Color History)" by Steve Glischinski for a great account of ATSF history.
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