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Rockford Area Railroads
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Author : Mike Schafer
language : en
Publisher: Arcadia Library Editions
Release Date : 2010-10
Rockford Area Railroads written by Mike Schafer and has been published by Arcadia Library Editions this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-10 with History categories.
Railroads were key to Rockford's rise as a thriving manufacturing and commercial center. With an area population of over 200,000 residents and a reputation for manufactured goods, Rockford had a critical need for railroads into the bust years of the 1970s. Eventually four railroads rose to prominence in Rockford, all of them Class 1 carriers: the Chicago and North Western; Chicago, Burlington and Quincy; the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific (the Milwaukee Road); and Illinois Central. For nearly a century, these four roads--all of them esteemed Midwestern railroads--carried the bulk of freight and passengers arriving and departing Rockford, Davis Junction, and Loves Park by rail. Two other smaller railways, the Chicago, Milwaukee and Gary and the Rockford and Interurban, also played a part in Rockford's railroad history and are spotlighted in this volume.
Rockford Area Railroads
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Author : Mike Schafer
language : en
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Release Date : 2010
Rockford Area Railroads written by Mike Schafer and has been published by Arcadia Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010 with Transportation categories.
Railroads were key to Rockford's rise as a thriving manufacturing and commercial center. With an area population of over 200,000 residents and a reputation for manufactured goods, Rockford had a critical need for railroads into the bust years of the 1970s. Eventually four railroads rose to prominence in Rockford, all of them Class 1 carriers: the Chicago and North Western; Chicago, Burlington and Quincy; the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific (the Milwaukee Road); and Illinois Central. For nearly a century, these four roads--all of them esteemed Midwestern railroads--carried the bulk of freight and passengers arriving and departing Rockford, Davis Junction, and Loves Park by rail. Two other smaller railways, the Chicago, Milwaukee and Gary and the Rockford and Interurban, also played a part in Rockford's railroad history and are spotlighted in this volume.
Rockford Area Railroads
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Author : Mike Schafer
language : en
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Release Date : 2010-10-25
Rockford Area Railroads written by Mike Schafer and has been published by Arcadia Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-10-25 with Transportation categories.
Railroads were key to Rockfords rise as a thriving manufacturing and commercial center. With an area population of over 200,000 residents and a reputation for manufactured goods, Rockford had a critical need for railroads into the bust years of the 1970s. Eventually four railroads rose to prominence in Rockford, all of them Class 1 carriers: the Chicago and North Western; Chicago, Burlington, and Quincy; the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Pau,l and Pacific (the Milwaukee Road); and Illinois Central. For nearly a century, these four roadsall of them esteemed Midwestern railroadscarried the bulk of freight and passengers arriving and departing Rockford, Davis Junction, and Loves Park by rail. Two other smaller railways, the Chicago, Milwaukee, and Gary and the Rockford and Interurban, also played a part in Rockfords railroad history and are spotlighted in this volume.
A Railroad History For The Greater Rockford Beloit And Janesville Area
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Author : Dean McMakin
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2015
A Railroad History For The Greater Rockford Beloit And Janesville Area written by Dean McMakin and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015 with Railroads categories.
Timeline detailing history of area railroads, chronology of events (1836-2008), and summaries of area trackage.
Rockford Interurban Railway
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Author : Mike Schafer with Brian Landis
language : en
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Release Date : 2015
Rockford Interurban Railway written by Mike Schafer with Brian Landis and has been published by Arcadia Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015 with History categories.
With today's America dominated by the automobile, it is difficult to believe that until the 1920s nearly 100 percent of the US population traveled via rail. Conventional passenger-train service spread rapidly by the 1850s, but another form of rail transportation did not emerge until the turn of the 20th century: the interurban. Almost always electric, interurbans linked cities with burghs. Rockford, one of Illinois's three largest urban centers during the 20th century, enjoyed a system appropriately named the Rockford & Interurban, dating from the city's horse-drawn streetcars of the 1880s. By World War I, the Rockford & Interurban ran from downtown Rockford to Cherry Valley and Belvidere; Winnebago, Pecatonica, and Freeport; Roscoe and Rockton; and Beloit and Janesville, Wisconsin. The Rockford & Interurban enjoyed a supernova of success, rising quickly in popularity before slowly dying when the automobile became widespread in the 1920s; the Great Depression finished the job in 1936.
Charter And By Laws Of The Rockford Central Railroad Company
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Author : Rockford Central Railroad Company
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1871
Charter And By Laws Of The Rockford Central Railroad Company written by Rockford Central Railroad Company and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1871 with Illinois categories.
Rockford Interurban Railway
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Author : Mike Schafer
language : en
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Release Date : 2015-03-23
Rockford Interurban Railway written by Mike Schafer and has been published by Arcadia Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-03-23 with Transportation categories.
With today's America dominated by the automobile, it is difficult to believe that until the 1920s nearly 100 percent of the US population traveled via rail. Conventional passenger-train service spread rapidly by the 1850s, but another form of rail transportation did not emerge until the turn of the 20th century: the interurban. Almost always electric, interurbans linked cities with burghs. Rockford, one of Illinois's three largest urban centers during the 20th century, enjoyed a system appropriately named the Rockford & Interurban, dating from the city's horse-drawn streetcars of the 1880s. By World War I, the Rockford & Interurban ran from downtown Rockford to Cherry Valley and Belvidere; Winnebago, Pecatonica, and Freeport; Roscoe and Rockton; and Beloit and Janesville, Wisconsin. The Rockford & Interurban enjoyed a supernova of success, rising quickly in popularity before slowly dying when the automobile became widespread in the 1920s; the Great Depression finished the job in 1936.
Charter Of The Warsaw And Rockford Railway Company
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Author : Warsaw and Rockford Railway Company
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 186?
Charter Of The Warsaw And Rockford Railway Company written by Warsaw and Rockford Railway Company and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 186? with Illinois categories.
Classic American Railroads
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Author : Mike Schafer
language : en
Publisher: Motorbooks International
Release Date : 2003-09
Classic American Railroads written by Mike Schafer and has been published by Motorbooks International this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-09 with Railroads categories.
This book picks up where the previous two Classic American titles left off, focusing on the golden age of American railroading from 1945 to the early 1970s. It extends to the present day where applicable, providing a colorful look at locomotives, passenger and freight operations, development, and, in some cases, demise. Full color.
Rockford Rock Island And St Louis Rail Road Company
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Author : Rockford, Rock Island, and St. Louis Railroad Company
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1868
Rockford Rock Island And St Louis Rail Road Company written by Rockford, Rock Island, and St. Louis Railroad Company and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1868 with Railroads categories.