By 1969 there were fewer than 500. Legendary trains of the streamliner era were taken out of service — some sold to the Mexican National Railway.

Yet there is an elusive quality in this deed that shows something besides madness at work." A stewardess on the "City of San Francisco" streamliner train upon its launch in 1938.

With the coming of daylight saving, U.S. railroads hiked the number of lightweight streamline trains to 115, up 75% in 17 months. Before 1941's end, at least 20 more will be added. Meantime many ...

Well aware that streamliner speed would appeal to the railroads’ customers, light-train builders like Budd and Pullman cannily concentrated their major sales appeal on coach-passenger comforts ...

"Our fall season celebrates the bygone era of traveling by private streamliner train or classic ocean liner for a memorable autumn adventure," shares Uncommon Journeys president Kevin Tam. "Complete ...

It was also not used to shuttle people during the event. The design, which many Tesla critics likened to a toaster, was likely inspired by The Mercury streamliner train from 1936.