The Chicago & Alton Railroad
Subtitle: The Only Way
Publisher: Northern Illinois University Press
Published: June 2002
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 274
ISBN-13: 9780875802879
Subjects: History of specific subjects; Trains & railways: general interest; Railroads - General; History: American; Transportation; Illinois; Railroads - History; History; United States - State & Local - General; Chicago and Alton Railroad Com; Chicago and Alton Railroad Company; Railroads
Description: "The first railroad to connect the Mississippi River with the Great Lakes, the Chicago & Alton Railroad played a key role in the economic development of the Midwest. From humble beginnings in 1847 as transport for farm produce, it grew to link three key midwestern cities - Chicago, St. Louis, and Kansas City - and set the standard for efficient service and luxurious passenger travel.".

"Illustrated with eighty photographs, many of them never before published, The Chicago & Alton Railroad is the first complete history of one of America's most famous small railroads."--BOOK JACKET.