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Joe Welsh is one of the leading authorities on North American railway passenger cars and trains. Much of his expertise comes from first-hand experiences, including trips earlier in his life aboard Pullman-operated sleeping cars. Joe has collaborated on several books and has written articles for TRAINS Magazine, Passenger Train Journal, and various newspapers. He has also appeared on The History Channel. Joe and his wife Janis and daughters Katie and Kellie make their home in the Pacific Northwest Bill Howes' credentials as a former director of The Pullman Company and a vice president of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad provide him with the rare insight necessary to produce a book of this scope. Bill is intimately familiar with the complexities, trials, and tribulations of passenger-train operation. Now semi-retired and working as a Florida-based transportation consultant, Bill also serves as president of the esteemed Railway & Locomotive Historical SocietyWelsh, Joe is the author of 'Travel by Pullman A Century of Service', published 2004 under ISBN 9780760318577 and ISBN 0760318573.
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