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First Post-War Streaminer

Posted on May 6, 2015 by Train LoverApril 18, 2015

In 1946, Pere Marquette Railway introduced the first post-war streamliner, the eponymously named Pere Marquette. This blotter from the Dale Hastin collection says the train offered luxury travel at coach fares. Click image to download a pdf of this blotter. … Continue reading →

The First Post-War Streamliner

Posted on August 18, 2012 by Train LoverAugust 15, 2012

The first railroad to introduce a new streamliner after the war was the Pere Marquette, a Michigan railroad affiliated with the Chesapeake & Ohio. Starting in 1946, the Pere Marquettes–the only streamliner I know named after the railroad that owned … Continue reading →

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