The Chicago Great Western Railway (CGW) was a Midwestern line that operated in Illinois, Iowa, Missouri, Minnesota, Kansas, and Nebraska. Although this territory was served by much larger systems, the CGW was able to retain its share of passenger and freight business for 83 years through aggressive management, dedicated employees, innovations, and efficient operations. By the early 1960s, however, the growth of the trucking industry and airlines had taken away a substantial amount of the business previously handled by railroads. The CGW would not survive as operating costs increased while revenues declined. The only solution was to consolidate with another railroad, and a favorable agreement was reached with the Chicago and North Western Railway (C&NW). At 12:01 a.m. Monday, July 1, 1968, the CGW ceased to exist, as it became part of the C&NW. Since that time, much of the system has been abandoned, and today only a few segments of former CGW trackage remain in service. This book provides nostalgic images and photographs of the operations, employees, locomotives, and stations of a little railroad that is now only a memory.
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David J. Fiore Sr. is a member of the Chicago and North Western Historical Society and author of several articles on the CGW published in North Western Lines, the society's journal.
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Living along the Chicago Great Western,
By Charlie Vogel (Omaha, Nebraska United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Chicago Great Western Railway (IL) (Images of Rail) (Paperback)
My father worked as a section foreman on the Chicago Great Western when I was young. I grew up living along the tracks and watched the trains passed by. This book brought back a lot of memories, especially the picture of the old storage building at Holcomb, Illinois.
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Team Track, Joiner History Room, Villa Park, Grand Central, Chicago Transfer Yard, Building Supplies, Forest Park, Lily Lake, Petroleum Products, Stillman Valley, East Stockton, Fox River, German Valley, Winston Tunnel, Corn Belt Route, Eastern Division, North Hanover, Pearl City, Forty-sixth Street, Joseph Piersen, Safety News, South Freeport, Carol Stream, Coal-Building Material, Mississippi River New!
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Team Track, Joiner History Room, Villa Park, Grand Central, Chicago Transfer Yard, Building Supplies, Forest Park, Lily Lake, Petroleum Products, Stillman Valley, East Stockton, Fox River, German Valley, Winston Tunnel, Corn Belt Route, Eastern Division, North Hanover, Pearl City, Forty-sixth Street, Joseph Piersen, Safety News, South Freeport, Carol Stream, Coal-Building Material, Mississippi River New!
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- Glen Ellyn (IL) (Images of America) by Russ Ward on page 91
- The End of an Era: my story of the L-1011 by James West on page 68
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