TY  - BOOK
AU  - Marvel,Bill
ED  - Project Muse,
ED  - Project Muse.
TI  - The Rock Island Line
SN  - 9780253011312
AV  - TF25.C53 M37 2013
PY  - 2013///
CY  - Baltimore, Maryland
PB  - Project Muse
KW  - Chicago, Rock Island, and Pacific Railroad Company (1948- )
KW  - History
KW  - Railroads past and present
KW  - Railroads
KW  - United States
KW  - Electronic books
KW  - Electronic books.
KW  - local
N1  - 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
N2  - 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
UR  - https://muse.jhu.edu/books/9780253011312/
ER  -