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Passenger Trains of Yesteryear: Chicago Eastbound (Golden Years of Railroading) [Paperback]

Joseph Welsh (Author)


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Product Details

  • Paperback: 128 pages
  • Publisher: Kalmbach Publishing Company (December 2001)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0890246025
  • ISBN-13: 978-0890246023
  • Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.4 x 0.3 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 15.5 ounces
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,463,268 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Joe Welsh is a Transportation Planner for the City of Auburn, Washington. The author of 14 books on American railroading, he has appeared on the History Channel and spoken at events for the National Park Service, Amtrak and historical societies nationwide. In 2006 his book Travel by Pullman was nominated for the national book award of the Railway and Locomotive Historical Society.

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First Sentence:
By the end of the nineteenth century, Chicago had earned the title "Railroad Capital of North America." Read the first page
Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
heavyweight sleepers, coach streamliner, daytime run, coach yard, intercity passengers, intercity trains, commuter service, top trains
Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York Central, Central Station, Illinois Central, Grand Central, Dearborn Station, Nickel Plate, South Shore, Pere Marquette, Grand Trunk Western, Pennsylvania Railroad, Wally Abbey, Western Indiana, Michigan Central, Rock Island, Capitol Limited, New Orleans, Panama Limited, South Bend, Los Angeles, World War, Bob Borcherding, Maple Leaf, Milwaukee Road, Big Four, Dixie Flagler
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