Rock Island Lines News Digest
Title | Rock Island Lines News Digest PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 886 |
Release | 1943 |
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Safety Rules, Rock Island Lines
Title | Safety Rules, Rock Island Lines PDF eBook |
Author | Chicago, Rock Island, and Pacific Railroad Company (1948- ) |
Publisher | |
Pages | 55 |
Release | 1948 |
Genre | Railroads |
ISBN |
The Rock Island Line
Title | The Rock Island Line PDF eBook |
Author | Bill Marvel |
Publisher | Indiana University Press |
Pages | 181 |
Release | 2013-10-01 |
Genre | Transportation |
ISBN | 0253011310 |
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.
Rock Island Employes' Magazine
Title | Rock Island Employes' Magazine PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 828 |
Release | 1926 |
Genre | Railroads |
ISBN |
Safety Maintenance & Production
Title | Safety Maintenance & Production PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 520 |
Release | 1913 |
Genre | |
ISBN |
Safety Engineering
Title | Safety Engineering PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 568 |
Release | 1913 |
Genre | Accidents |
ISBN |
Railroad Safety
Title | Railroad Safety PDF eBook |
Author | United States. Congress. House. Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce. Subcommittee on Transportation and Aeronautics |
Publisher | |
Pages | 188 |
Release | 1974 |
Genre | Railroads |
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