this, my brief encounters with trains of the SP years ago came
back to me, and I hope readers will enjoy this piece as much as I
did writing it and building the models.
New streamliners and the Southern Pacific
Daylight (1934-1937)
Until the Interstate highways were built and airline schedules
increased in the 1950s, passenger trains were the fastest, most
reliable long distance transportation and provided service to
every city and large town.
The 1929 stock market crash and subsequent international
financial depression caused massive unemployment, peaking at
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2. The Daylight second section made up of rebuilt heavy-
weight cars with lightweights as available.
