I have the Observation Car Book on order and it has
not arrived yet. When it does arrive, I will post if
there are any issues with it.
Bryan J. Howell
tubaman21@yahoo.com
--- "Myers, Scott V." <svmyers@southernco.com> wrote:
> We have been blessed (or is it cursed for those of
> us without unlimited
> resources) with a number of recent books dealing
> with the topic of
> Zephyrs. There have been a number of postings this
> year regarding
> announcements for these publications, and I am
> interested in folks'
> opinions regarding these books. I am considering
> which to buy among the
> books Burlington Route - Postwar Zephyrs by Doughty,
> Burlington Zephyrs
> - Train Tech Series by Souter, Burlington Zephyr
> Photo Archive, and
> Burlington Route Streamlined Observation Cars. I
> have to assume there
> is a fair amount of duplication between these books
> and the similar
> books that I already own (Burlington's Zephyrs, The
> Early Zephyrs, Of
> Zephyrs and Commuters, and The Passenger Car Library
> Vol.1 CB&Q). I
> think this is all the recent Zephyr/Streamlined
> Passenger Car related
> books.
>
> As I say, it is difficult to tell what is covered in
> these various
> publications (perhaps someone knows a source of book
> reviews for them),
> so I am hoping some of you who own them or are
> familiar with them can
> offer some advice.
>
> I do have a printed copy of a posting to the group
> from back in April of
> Hol Wagner's comments on Burlington Route
> Streamlined Observation Cars
> where he mentions a number of "miscues" in the
> earlier Santa Fe version
> of the book and expresses hopes that the same errors
> will not occur in
> the CB&Q book. Did his concerns prove to be valid
> or did the book turn
> out to be relatively free of errors?
>
> Scott Myers
>
>
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> removed]
>
>
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