Rock Island Line (eBook)

Bill Marvel (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2013
192 Seiten
Indiana University Press (Verlag)
978-0-253-01131-2 (ISBN)

Infos

Explore the rich history of the legendary railroad that spanned the American Midwest in this beautifully illustrated volume.Beginning operations in the mid-nineteenth century, the Rock Island Line served 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. For most of its existence, the Rock battled competitors much larger and richer than itself. When it finally succumbed, the result was one of the largest business bankruptcies ever. Today, as its engines and stock travel the busy main lines operated by other carriers, the Rock Island Line lives on in the hearts of those whom it employed and served.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 1.10.2013
• Reihe/Serie: Railroads Past and Present
• Reihe/Serie: Railroads Past and Present
• Zusatzinfo: 104 color illus., 42 b&w illus.
• Verlagsort: Bloomington
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 210 x 210 mm
• Themenwelt: Natur / Technik ► Fahrzeuge / Flugzeuge / Schiffe ► Allgemeines / Lexika
• Themenwelt: Natur / Technik ► Fahrzeuge / Flugzeuge / Schiffe ► Schienenfahrzeuge
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften
• Themenwelt: Technik
• Schlagworte: History • Indiana and the Midwest • Railroad and Transportation • Railroads and Transportation
• ISBN-10: 0-253-01131-0 / 0253011310
• ISBN-13: 978-0-253-01131-2 / 9780253011312