Abstract:In an era of rapid transit in Texas the Southern Pacific's advertisements cited the Sunbeam trains - modern streamliners - as the apex in luxury and speed between Dallas and Houston - an elapsed time ...In an era of rapid transit in Texas the Southern Pacific's advertisements cited the Sunbeam trains - modern streamliners - as the apex in luxury and speed between Dallas and Houston - an elapsed time of four hours and twenty-five minutes.
This view portrays the Sunbeam train No. 14 southbound headed by Engine No. 651 - a streamlined Pacific type 4-6-2 locomotive - rolling out of Dallas Union Station, enroute to Houston on the afternoon of October 5, 1952.Read More
Publication Year: 1952
Publication Date: 1952-10-05
Language: en
Type: article
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