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01858aam a2200253 i 4500 001 A03929849C7E11EDA40D082D50ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20230125010356 008 210720t20222022enkab 000 0 eng d 020 $a 1398103098 020 $a 9781398103092 035 $a (OCoLC)1260665481 040 $a YDX $b eng $c YDX $d BDX $d UKMGB $d OCLCF $d GO9 $d IMT $d BUP $d SILO 100 1 $a Danneman, Mike, $e author. 245 10 $a Illinois railroads / $c Mike Danneman. 264 1 $a Gloucestershire : $b Amberley Publishing, $c 2022. 300 $a 1 volume (unpaged) : $b chiefly color illustrations, color map ; $c 24 cm 520 $a "The Midwestern state of Illinois, known as the Prairie State, is not known for its varied topography, but this mostly flat land was indeed very conducive to the construction of railroads. It is located at a place where east meets west as railroads interchange huge amounts of traffic at Chicago, the railroad capital of the nation. Because it hosts smaller industrial cities and huge agricultural areas in the northern and central parts of the state, combined with coal, petroleum and other natural resources in the south, it's no surprise that today the 'Land of Lincoln' is crisscrossed by 7,151 miles of rail lines. Illinois is also at the center of the nation's rail network, and an incredible variety of railroad companies can be seen traversing the state. Through a collection of incredible color photos, Mike Danneman takes the reader on a tour of the railroads of Illinois--from Chicago to Chester, and from the tunnel at East Dubuque to the high bridge at Metropolis"--Page 4 of cover. 650 0 $a Railroads $z Illinois $x History. 651 0 $a Illinois $x History. 941 $a 1 952 $l KSPG296 $d 20230125013904.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=A03929849C7E11EDA40D082D50ECA4DB 994 $a C0 $b BUPInitiate Another SILO Locator Search