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The Rock Island Line
Bill Marvel
出版Indiana University Press, 2013-10-01
主題Transportation / Railroads / PictorialHistory / United States / State & Local / Midwest (IA, IL, IN, KS, MI, MN, MO, ND, NE, OH, SD, WI)Transportation / Railroads / HistoryHistory / United States / 19th CenturyHistory / United States / 20th Century
ISBN02530113109780253011312
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=xdUpAAAAQBAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋Explore the rich history of the legendary railroad that spanned the American Midwest in this beautifully illustrated volume.

Beginning operations in the mid-nineteenth century, the Rock Island Line served farms and small-town America for more than 140 years. One of the earliest railroads to build westward from Chicago, it was the first to span the Mississippi, advancing the frontier, bringing settlers into the West, and hauling their crops to market.

Rock Island’s celebrated Rocket passenger trains also set a standard for speed and service, with suburban runs as familiar to Windy City commuters as the Loop. For most of its existence, the Rock battled competitors much larger and richer than itself. When it finally succumbed, the result was one of the largest business bankruptcies ever. Today, as its engines and stock travel the busy main lines operated by other carriers, the Rock Island Line lives on in the hearts of those whom it employed and served.