Railroad: Identity, Design and Culture

by Keith Lovegrove

Celebrating the culture and design of the railroad from its beginnings in the Industrial Revolution through its 20th-century heyday, Railroad is a loving tribute to the unique aesthetic of trains. With hundreds of archival and contemporary photographs, it examines the glamorous early days, when train travel meant sumptuous, luxurious interiors with formal black-tie dining cars and private sleeping-suite cabins, up to the present with the sleek, streamlined...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0847827194
• ISBN13: 9780847827190
• Release Date: May 2005
• Publisher: Rizzoli International Publications
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 2.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 9.5" x 11.0"