Southern Pacific's Coast Line

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Extraordinary book. Signor has collected a fine gallery of hundreds of historic & modern photos from myriad archives. These cover trains, stations and the development that motivated & was itself stimulated by the 1901 line from S.F. to L.A. Signor's text is thorough, authoritative and graceful. He has also painted a picture of the Daylight and drawn lucid birds-eye views of the entire line and of notable sections. A rare confluence of art, scholarship, authorship, and publishing. Signature Press, 11508 Green Rd., Wilton, CA 95693. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)