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.

"Richly detailed.... The writing is lively and the illustrations thoughtfully chosen."—Railroad History"A lively commentary that should prove most fascinating.... A highly readable but serious history of the North Western."—Chicago Tribune"A comprehensive and well-written study."—Trains

• Table of ContentsPreface 1. The Galena 2. The North Western Emerges 3. Years of Expansion, 1877-1892 4. The Omaha Road 5. The Hughitt Era 6. "The Best of Everything" 7. The Great War and the Roaring Twenties 8. The Great Depression and Bankruptcy 9. The Second World War and Postwar Railroading 10. The Heineman Era 11. Employee Ownership and After: The Provo and Wolfe Administrations 12. The Final Years Notes Additional Works on the North Western Index