North Western

A History of the Chicago & North Western Railway System

Inbunden, Engelska, 1996

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Beskrivning

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.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:1996-12-04
Mått:203 x 279 x 24 mm
Vikt:1 361 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:306
Förlag:Cornell University Press
ISBN:9780875802145

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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.

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"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

Innehållsförteckning

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