This book relives the history of this major north-south 6,700-mile railroad in 350 colour photos. The book highlights IC's extensive steam and diesel, freight and passenger trains, old and new suburban electric commuter cars and maintenance of way equipment, mainly form the late 1940s through the 1960s.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
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EXCELLENT PHOTOGRAPHY OF A LEGENDARY RAILROAD,
By TERRY SCHMIDT[TJS1948@MSN.COM] (CHICAGO ILL) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Illinois Central: Main Line of Mid-America : All-Color Photography of the Largest North-South Railroad in the United States (Hardcover)
AS AN EMPLOYEE OF THE ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD FOR THE LAST 27 YEARS THIS WAS BY FAR THE MOST INTERESTING BOOK ON THE RAILROAD I HAVE READ. BOTH PHOTOGRAPHY AND CONTENT PUTS THIS BOOK AT THE FRONT OF THE TRAIN.
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Good over-all view of IC Locos, some pass. and cabooses,
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This review is from: Illinois Central: Main Line of Mid-America : All-Color Photography of the Largest North-South Railroad in the United States (Hardcover)
First twenty pages are brief history of I. C. railroad. Next 29 pages are mostly pictures w/ brief discriptions of steam locomotives, followed by "around the map" photos, mostly of locomotives. Latter part of book is passenger trains, surburban Chicago "electrics", work & maintenance of way rolling stock, and cabooses (cabeese?).
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Next Volume Please,
By Todd McGonagle (Saint Cloud, MN United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Illinois Central: Main Line of Mid-America : All-Color Photography of the Largest North-South Railroad in the United States (Hardcover)
I would like to encourage the author to write more volumes on the Illinois Central. This book is a great reference for mid 20th century locomotives and rolling stock. If I may be so bold as to suggest, a volume featuring branch line activities and depots would be an excellent follow up to this fine book.
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