num_pages: 144
description: Fascinating story of the Illinois Central and its effect on the growth of Chicago. Covers both the evolution of the passenger service (steam and electric) in the city and to the suburbs as well as the dispatch freight trains that brought food and other commodities to the citizens of Chicago. The description of how the IC's lines along Michigan Avenue and the lakefront shaped Chicago's geography are especially interesting. Illustrated throughout with black and white photos and maps. With bibliography and index. 144 pages.
language: English
title: Limiteds Along the Lakefront: The Illinois Central in Chicago
titlecomplete: Limiteds Along the Lakefront: The Illinois Central in Chicago
ratings_count: 2
publisher: Transport History Press