Book ID: CBB253000040

The Elgin, Joliet and Eastern Railway: Around, not thru Chicago (2009)

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Patrick C. Dorin (Author)


Signature Press


Publication Date: 2009
Physical Details: 176
Language: English

The EJ & E interchanged with fully 35 railroads entering the Chicago area from the four points of the compass, making it a very active interchange road. Dorin provides a history of the railroad, followed by descriptions of operations and extensive information on equipment.

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Review Ron Goldfeder (Fall/Winter 2010) Review of "The Elgin, Joliet and Eastern Railway: Around, not thru Chicago". Railroad History (pp. 96-97). unapi

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Authors & Contributors
Gruber, John E.
Welsh, Joe
Blaszak, Michael W.
Doughty, Geoffrey H.
Guss, Chris
Philipp Mahltig
Concepts
Land transportation
Railroads
Pictorial works
Passenger trains
Business history
Street-railroads
Time Periods
20th century
19th century
21st century
Places
United States
Chicago (Illinois, U.S.)
Great Britain
St. Louis, MO
England
London (England)
Institutions
Pennsylvania Railroad
Chicago South Shore & South Bend Railroad
Chicago, Rock Island, and Pacific Railroad Company
Chicago and North Western Transportation Company
Chicago and Western Indiana Railroad Company
Amtrak
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