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American Experience Season 13 Episode 5

Recalling the stainless steel trains that crisscrossed the country in high style (and at speeds of greater than 100 mph) during the 1930s and ’40s. The streamliners — most notably the Union Pacific’s “Little Zip” and the Burlington Railroad’s Zephyr — increased railroad ridership (and profits) dramatically, led to a sleek-is-chic design revolution and even offered a measure of psychological uplift during the Depression.

Episode Title: Streamliners: America's Last Trains

Air Date: 2001-02-05