The Rock Island Line
Marvel, Bill,
The Rock Island Line [electronic resource] / Bill Marvel. - Baltimore, Maryland : Project Muse, 2013 Bloomington, Indiana : Indiana University Press, [2013] - 1 online resource (1 PDF (169 pages) :) color illustrations, color maps
Issued as part of UPCC book collections on Project MUSE.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 161-163) and index.
Introduction & acknowledgments -- Chapter 1. The bridge -- Chapter 2. A bend in the road -- Chapter 3. A rocky road -- Chapter 4. Planned progress -- Chapter 5. The road to ride -- Chapter 6. The road to ruin -- Epilogue -- Notes -- Resources -- Index.
This richly illustrated volume tells the story of a legendary railroad whose tracks spanned the Midwest, serving farms and small-town America for more than 140 years. One of the earliest railroads to build westward from Chicago, it was the first to span the Mississippi, advancing the frontier, bringing settlers into the West, and hauling their crops to market. Rock Island's celebrated Rocket passenger trains also set a standard for speed and service, with suburban runs as familiar to Windy City commuters as the Loop.
9780253011312
Chicago, Rock Island, and Pacific Railroad Company (1948- )--History.
Railroads past and present.
Railroads--History.--United States
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
TF25.C53 / M37 2013
The Rock Island Line [electronic resource] / Bill Marvel. - Baltimore, Maryland : Project Muse, 2013 Bloomington, Indiana : Indiana University Press, [2013] - 1 online resource (1 PDF (169 pages) :) color illustrations, color maps
Issued as part of UPCC book collections on Project MUSE.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 161-163) and index.
Introduction & acknowledgments -- Chapter 1. The bridge -- Chapter 2. A bend in the road -- Chapter 3. A rocky road -- Chapter 4. Planned progress -- Chapter 5. The road to ride -- Chapter 6. The road to ruin -- Epilogue -- Notes -- Resources -- Index.
This richly illustrated volume tells the story of a legendary railroad whose tracks spanned the Midwest, serving farms and small-town America for more than 140 years. One of the earliest railroads to build westward from Chicago, it was the first to span the Mississippi, advancing the frontier, bringing settlers into the West, and hauling their crops to market. Rock Island's celebrated Rocket passenger trains also set a standard for speed and service, with suburban runs as familiar to Windy City commuters as the Loop.
9780253011312
Chicago, Rock Island, and Pacific Railroad Company (1948- )--History.
Railroads past and present.
Railroads--History.--United States
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
TF25.C53 / M37 2013