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5.0 out of 5 stars
An excellent historical look at the South Shore Railroad, October 15, 1998
By A Customer
This review is from: South Shore: Americas Last Interurban (Hardcover)
If you are looking for a good history book about the Chicago South Bend and South Shore Railroad this is it. This is not a 'coffee table' book of pictures about the railroad, it is a good look inside how the South Shore came to be and managed to stay around when other interurban railroads failed. Included are historical photos and documents, mainly from the late 60's but some date back to the construction of the line in 1907. The narrative runs from 1907 until 1970. Good diagrams for modelers of the old cars (replaced in 1982) as well as the track layout as it existed in 1970. Definately a book for the reference section.
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