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The term streamliner generally refers to a vehicle incorporating streamlining in a shape providing reduced air resistance Wikimedia Commons has media related to Streamliners . Subcategories
A streamliner is a vehicle incorporating streamlining in a shape providing reduced air resistance. The term is applied to high-speed railway trainsets of the 1930s to 1950s, and to their successor " bullet trains ".
The first streamliner in the United States was the M-10000 in service with the Union Pacific Railroad in February 1934. The second was the Pioneer Zephyr in service with the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad. Both were built as Diesel Multiple-Units; the M-10000 was made of aluminum and the Pioneer Zephyr of stainless steel.
1947 Pontiac Streamliner Station Wagon. The Pontiac Streamliner is a full-sized car that was produced by Pontiac from the 1942 to the 1951 model years. [1] [2] Streamliners used the larger B-body and, except for the station wagons, used fastback styling. [1] The 1941 Super Streamliner models with folding center armrest were known as Chieftains ...
The M-10000 was an early American streamlined passenger trainset that operated for the Union Pacific Railroad from 1934 until 1941. It was the first streamlined passenger train to be delivered in the United States, and the second to enter regular service after the Pioneer Zephyr of the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad.
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The Firefly was a streamlined passenger train operated by the St. Louis – San Francisco Railway (the "Frisco"). At various times, it served St Louis, Missouri, Tulsa and Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Kansas City, Missouri, and Fort Scott, Kansas.