On the morning of May 26, 1934, a shimmering silver locomotive pulled out of Denver's Union Station bound for Chicago. The Zephyr was unlike any train seen before. Powered by a revolutionary compact ...

In June 1938, the New York Central introduced new locomotives and Pullman cars. Their breathtakingly bold streamlined design was the handiwork of an industrial designer whose work would become iconic ...

With the coming of daylight saving, U.S. railroads hiked the number of lightweight streamline trains to 115, up 75% in 17 months. Before 1941’s end, at least 20 more will be added. Meantime many other ...