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040 _aMdBmJHUP
_cMdBmJHUP
050 4 _aTF25.C53
_bM37 2013
100 1 _aMarvel, Bill,
_eauthor.
245 1 4 _aThe Rock Island Line
_h[electronic resource] /
_cBill Marvel.
260 _aBaltimore, Maryland :
_bProject Muse,
_c2013
_e(Baltimore, Md. :
_fProject MUSE,
_g2015)
260 _aBloomington, Indiana :
_bIndiana University Press,
_c[2013]
_e(Baltimore, Md. :
_fProject MUSE,
_g2015)
300 _a1 online resource (1 PDF (169 pages) :)
_bcolor illustrations, color maps
500 _aIssued as part of UPCC book collections on Project MUSE.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 161-163) and index.
505 0 _aIntroduction & 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.
520 _aThis 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.
588 _aDescription based on print version record.
610 2 0 _aChicago, Rock Island, and Pacific Railroad Company (1948- )
_xHistory.
650 0 _aRailroads past and present.
650 0 _aRailroads
_zUnited States
_xHistory.
655 0 _aElectronic books.
655 7 _aElectronic books.
_2local
710 2 _aProject Muse,
_edistributor.
776 0 8 _iPrint version:
_z9780253011275
710 2 _aProject Muse.
856 4 0 _zFull text available:
_uhttps://muse.jhu.edu/books/9780253011312/
942 _2Dewey Decimal Classification
_ceBooks
999 _c32923
_d32923