HSTR 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Stainless Steel, Niche Market, Luxurious
10 Apr 2016
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As economy picks up mid-decade, railroads makes most aggressive respond by introducing new line of trains: Very almost futuristic, built with stainless steel, painted, with emerging economy show faith in future. Had air conditioning, nice interior trimminggs, much faster. They catch the public imagination, people start going back to trains. Chicago, 13h on burlington railroad suffer, powered by new diesel gm. Things are looking a little better but profit still going down. still less than half of 1920s. But company executives realize it is a glip. Over the long term, by 1970, 72% of passenger travel by air, railroad just 7. 2%. Flying the friendly skies: postwar air travel & the jet age. It took 49 days from new york to. He becomes an instant celebrety, dies 5y later in a crush. In 1927, charles lindbergh flies across the atlantic in 32 hours. he goes on to lasting fame. Time magazine man of the year, big parade in nyc.
