Floating Palaces: The Classic Liners In-Person
This presentation by Rick Abramson will cover the origins of Trans-Atlantic travel from its infancy, through the halcyon years of the great Atlantic liners in the 1920's and 1930's; the great part these liners played in WWII and the decline of post-war ocean travel with the advent of Trans-Atlantic air travel.
The program contains details of the various liners and also the parts some of them played in Hollywood. Interior photos will highlight the magnificent interiors of these ships and conclude with a resurgence of ship-board travel today.
About presenter: Rick Abramson who has always had an interest in trains, both real and HO Scale since childhood began his railroad career in 1968 on the New Haven Railroad in Devon, CT. Having stayed on after the New Haven's takeover by Penn Central in January, 1969, he went to Amtrak in 1973 where he worked in Penn Station, NY until 1987 when he entered engine service. Subsequent to Amtrak, he worked for several short line railroads having retired after 44 years in the industry in September, 2012 as Superintendent of Operations for the Housatonic RR in Canaan, CT.
- Date:
- Sunday, March 5, 2023
- Time:
- 2:00pm - 3:00pm
- Time Zone:
- Eastern Time - US & Canada (change)
- Location:
- Community Room
- Branch:
- Trumbull Library
- Audience:
- Adults Seniors Teens
- Categories:
- Educational