Royal Blue Line: The Classic B&O Train between Washington and New York » (Reprint)

Herbert H. Harwood, Jr., worked in the finance and marketing departments of the B & O Railroad and its successor, Chessie System Railroads, for thirty years. He is the author of numerous books about railway history, including Impossible Challenge: The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad in Maryland and The Lake Shore Electric Railway Story. He lives in Baltimore. Courtney B. Wilson is Executive Director of the B & O Railroad Museum, located in Baltimore.

Herbert H. Harwood, Jr., recounts the 70-year history of the B & O's showcase service. Generously illustrated with over 250 evocative photographs, advertisements, menus, timetables, and maps, Royal Blue Line vividly recalls America's most regal railway journey.

Courtney B. Wilson

Generations of East Coast travelers readily associate the name Royal Blue with memories of deluxe passenger-train service: streamlined design,carefully selected blue-and-gold color schemes,sleek locomotives,and luxury appointments. Herbert H. Harwood Jr.'s Royal Blue Line delightfully explores the history of this legendary train.