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From its beginnings in 1847, the Chicago and Alton Railroad set the standard of luxurious passenger travel and efficient service to the farms and factories of America's heartland. This is a complete history of the railroad well-illustrated with over 100 photographs.

Trade Review

"An excellent history of a short but vital Midwest railroad."—Mark Reutter, editor of Railroad History



Table of Contents

Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
1. The State Sets Its Course
2. A Railroad Emerges from the Prairie
3. Deception and Default
4. The Courts Decide the Future
5. From Calamity to Prosperity
6. The Triangle Is Closed
7. Defeat at Kansas City, Decline at Braidwood
8. The Harriman Era
9. The Hawley and Union Pacific Takeovers
10. The Long-Anticipated Receivership Arrives
11. The B&O and the War Years
Epilogue
Railroads and Abbreviations
Notes
Bibliography
Index

The Chicago Alton Railroad The Only Way

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      Publisher Cornell University Press
      Published 5 May 2002
      ISBN-13 9780875802879
      978-0875802879
      ISBN-10 0875802877
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      Trains and railways: general interest

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      From its beginnings in 1847, the Chicago and Alton Railroad set the standard of luxurious passenger travel and efficient service to the farms and factories of America's heartland. This is a complete history of the railroad well-illustrated with over 100 photographs.

      Trade Review

      "An excellent history of a short but vital Midwest railroad."—Mark Reutter, editor of Railroad History



      Table of Contents

      Table of Contents
      Acknowledgments
      1. The State Sets Its Course
      2. A Railroad Emerges from the Prairie
      3. Deception and Default
      4. The Courts Decide the Future
      5. From Calamity to Prosperity
      6. The Triangle Is Closed
      7. Defeat at Kansas City, Decline at Braidwood
      8. The Harriman Era
      9. The Hawley and Union Pacific Takeovers
      10. The Long-Anticipated Receivership Arrives
      11. The B&O and the War Years
      Epilogue
      Railroads and Abbreviations
      Notes
      Bibliography
      Index

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