Description
Leading railroad historian H. Roger Grant tells the story of the Chicago & North Western Railway from 1848, when the Galena & Chicago Union Railroad ran the first train west from Chicago, to the Union Pacific takeover in 1995. With a lively narrative and 173 illustrations, including historical photographs and maps, he reveals the inner workings of a railroad that once spanned nine states and has long intrigued enthusiasts.
Author: H. Roger Grant
Publisher: Northern Illinois University Press
Published: 12/04/1996
Pages: 306
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 2.56lbs
Size: 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.89d
ISBN13: 9780875802145
ISBN10: 0875802141
BISAC Categories:
- Transportation | Railroads | History
- History | United States | State & Local | Midwest(IA,IL,IN,KS,MI,MN,MO
About the Author
H. Roger Grant, Professor of History at Clemson University, is author of 23 books, most of them on railroad history. His earlier company histories cover the Chicago & North Western, the Chicago Great Western, the Erie Lackawanna, and the Wabash railroads.