Leading railroad historian H. Roger Grant tells the story of the Chicago & North Western Railway from 1848, when the Galena & Chicago Union Railroad ran the first train west from Chicago, to the Union Pacific takeover in 1995. With a lively narrative and 173 illustrations, including historical photographs and maps, he reveals the inner workings of a railroad that once spanned nine states and has long intrigued enthusiasts.
- ISBN10 0875802141
- ISBN13 9780875802145
- Publish Date 4 December 1996
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country US
- Publisher Cornell University Press
- Imprint Northern Illinois University Press
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 306
- Language English