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Chicago & Western Indiana and Belt Railroad History
The second book in the series on the Terminal and Belt Railroads of Chicago. The Chicago & Western Indiana and Belt Railroad History joins the Baltimore & Ohio Chicago Terminal History in documenting the terminal railroads of Chicago. The book is soft cover with:
304 pages
310 photographs 72 of which are in color
118 maps
92 drawings and illustrations.
The book traces the history of the Chicago & Western Indiana Railroad from before its inception, including its battles to get to the center of the city and build its depot. The story continues through the formation of Amtrak and its sale to the Missouri Pacific in 1981.
It also has short histories of its five proprietary lines, the Chicago & Eastern Illinois, the Chicago & Grand Trunk, the Wabash, the Erie, the Monon and its lessee, the Santa Fe.
It also follows the development of the Belt Railway of Chicago. It includes the history of the Chicago Union Transfer Railway; it’s re-building of Clearing Yard and sale to the Belt. In 1952 the Belt purchased its property from the C&WI and emerged as an independent company. It went through some hard times after deregulation but today is an energetic, vibrant company.
The author had access to a wide variety of materials from various sources, including original documents, manuscripts and much more.
This book is a must have if you are interested in the early history of Chicago railroads or Dearborn Station, the Belt Railway of Chicago and Clearing Yard.
Some of the maps are copies of original plat maps drawn when the railroad was built. Other maps are from journals and newspapers and have not been seen in over 100 years.
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