Illinois Central Railroad MBI Railroad Color History By Tom Murray

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Illinois Central Railroad MBI Railroad Color History By Tom Murray
Illinois Central Railroad MBI Railroad Color History By Tom Murray
Hard cover with dust jacket
Reflections from the lights on some photos
160 pages indexed
Copyright 2006
CONTENTS
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
INTRODUCTION
Chapter IBEGINNINGS: 1850-1870
Chapter 2 EXPANSION AND CONSOLIDATION: 1870-1900
Chapter 3PROSPERITY, WAR, PROSPERITY AGAIN: I900-1929 . . .
Chapter 4 MANAGING THROUGH DEPRESSION AND WAR: 1929-194 5
Chapter 5 THE JOHNSTON ERA: 1945-1966
Chapter 6 ILLINOIS CENTRAL'S PASSENGER TRAINS
Chapter 7 SEARCHING FOR A NEW DIRECTION: 1966-1989
Chapter 8 IC SETS THE PACE: 198 9-19 99
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ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD
In an east-west world, the Illinois Central carved out a niche by running straight down the gut of a nation, from Chicago to the Gulf of Mexico. In this illustrated history Tom Murray recounts one of the nation's greatest railways, from its inception in antebellum America right through its 1999 acquisition by Canadian National.
In its first half-century Illinois Central boasted associations with key players like young Illinois attorney Abraham Lincoln and up-and-coming financier E. H. Harriman. In the early twentieth century IC undertook a massive electrification project in Chicago and, thanks to conservative management, avoided bankruptcy during the Depression. Against the backdrop of such figures and events, Murray presents a history of the railroad that billed itself as the "Main Line of Mid-America." In addition to exploring the historical context against which the IC was formed, Murray examines its motive power and rolling stock, acclaimed passenger operations and crack freight services, the players who guided IC through nearly 150 years, competitors, and the routes and facilities that made up the system.
Wonderful photography from collections and photographers around the nation represent every corner of the railroad's operations in the Midwest and South. The result is a fitting tribute to a railroad whose spirit is today kept alive by a new generation of railroaders working the same rails under a different banner.
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