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In an era dominated by huge railroad corporations, Indianapolis Union and Belt Railroads reveals the important role two small railroad companies had on development and progress in the Hoosier State.



Trade Review

Darbee's highly readable text shows how the IU made possible the first great big-city union station. . . . You don't have to be a Hoosier to fall under the city's spell, thanks in part to a generous mix of first-rate photos and maps.

* Classic Trains *

You don't have to be a Hoosier to fall under the city's spell, thanks in part to a generous mix of first-rate photos and maps.

* Classic Trains *

In this exceptional volume, historian Jeffrey Darbee traces the development of rail transportation in the city of Indianapolis from its beginning in 1847 to the present.

* The Michigan Railfan *

Table of Contents

Preface
Introduction
Acknowledgments
1. Early Indianapolis: Settling "The West"
2. The Railroad Arrives: A New Travel Technology
3. The Union
4. The Belt: Another New Idea
5. The City and Its Railroads
Bibliography
Index

Indianapolis Union and Belt Railroads

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      Publisher Indiana University Press
      Published 21 August 2017
      ISBN-13 9780253025227
      978-0253025227
      ISBN-10 0253025222
      Also in:
      Industrialisation and industrial history

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      In an era dominated by huge railroad corporations, Indianapolis Union and Belt Railroads reveals the important role two small railroad companies had on development and progress in the Hoosier State.



      Trade Review

      Darbee's highly readable text shows how the IU made possible the first great big-city union station. . . . You don't have to be a Hoosier to fall under the city's spell, thanks in part to a generous mix of first-rate photos and maps.

      * Classic Trains *

      You don't have to be a Hoosier to fall under the city's spell, thanks in part to a generous mix of first-rate photos and maps.

      * Classic Trains *

      In this exceptional volume, historian Jeffrey Darbee traces the development of rail transportation in the city of Indianapolis from its beginning in 1847 to the present.

      * The Michigan Railfan *

      Table of Contents

      Preface
      Introduction
      Acknowledgments
      1. Early Indianapolis: Settling "The West"
      2. The Railroad Arrives: A New Travel Technology
      3. The Union
      4. The Belt: Another New Idea
      5. The City and Its Railroads
      Bibliography
      Index

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