Book ID: CBB194179422

Chicago: America's Railroad Capital: The Illustrated History, 1836 to Today (2014)

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Solomon, Brian (Author)
Blaszak, Michael W. (Author)
Gruber, John E. (Author)
Guss, Chris (Author)


Voyageur Press


Publication Date: 2014
Physical Details: 186 pp.
Language: English

"A history of the development of Chicago as a railroad hub, from its earliest days to the present, illustrated with color and black and white photographs, maps, and railroad memorabilia." (Worldcat)

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Review Woodworth, Don, Jr. (Spring/Summer 2015) Review of "Chicago: America's Railroad Capital: The Illustrated History, 1836 to Today". Railroad History (pp. 102-104). unapi

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Authors & Contributors
Lothes, Scott
Gruber, John E.
Kahler, David
Lothes, Scott
Adams, Frank P.
Thomas, Larry
Concepts
Land transportation
Railroads
Photography of railroads
Pictorial works
Labor and Laborers, Railroad
Locomotives, steam
Time Periods
20th century
19th century
21st century
Places
United States
Chicago (Illinois, U.S.)
Philadelphia, PA
Taunton, Mass.
St. Louis, MO
Western states (U.S.)
Institutions
Pennsylvania Railroad
Railroad and Locomotive Historical Society
Chicago, Rock Island, and Pacific Railroad Company
Oahu Railway and Land Company
Reading Railroad
Baldwin Locomotive Works
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