There's more text to start off each chapter of the story of the D&H's passenger service than most Morning Sun titles. There are 4 pages of D&H steam power in passenger service to begin the book. Color photographs of older passenger cars in red, two-tone gray, and blue, gray and yellow with silver trucks. Even the older cars in the last passenger scheme look sharp. All of the ALCO diesels in D&H passenger service were well-maintained and are very attractive in the modern paint scheme.
When Frederic C. "Buck" Dumaine, Jr. assumed the presidency of the D&H, he devised a plan to revitalize daytime through service with newer rolling stock. The Delaware & Hudson ran clean, comfortable passenger trains during a time when that was uncommon among other railroads. Although the revitalized service was brief as it came on the threshold of Amtrak, it remains a credit to the D&H and its loyal employees.
Contents:Preface, Introduction, pp. 3-21,The Streamline Era, pp. 22-26,The Postwar Era, pp. 27-44,The Trains, pp. 45-71,The Dereco and Penn Central Years, pp. 72-100,The ADIRONDACK, pp. 101-121,The Character of the D&H, pp. 122-125,Epilogue, Addendum, pp. 126-128.
Hardcover with dust jacket, 128 pages, 8.5 x 11 in., Color photographs with captions.
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