Twilight rails : the final era of railroad building in the Midwest / H. Roger Grant.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Grant, H. Roger, 1943-2023.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Railroads--Middle West--History.

Railroads.

Transportation--Middle West--History.

Transportation.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (292 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, c2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The first book to document the final wave of railroad construction in the Midwest, written by a preeminent railroad historian

Contents:

Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Twilight Rails; 1. A Road with a Bright Future: Akron, Canton & Youngstown Railroad; 2. Crazy Willie & Dandy Molly: Creston, Winterset & Des Moines Railroad; 3. The Handy Lines: Detroit, Bay City & Western Railroad and Port Huron & Detroit Railroad; 4. Luce Line: Electric Short Line Railway and Minnesota Western Railroad; 5. Ettrick & Nothing: Ettrick & Northern Railroad; 6. The Rockford Route: Illinois, Iowa & Minnesota Railway and Chicago, Milwaukee & Gary Railway; 7. Ozark Short Line: Missouri, Arkansas & Gulf Railroad

8. The Arnica Salve Line: St. Joseph Valley RailwayEpilogue Legacy of Twilight Rails; Notes; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-8166-7366-7

OCLC:

676696378