Elgin, Joliet, and Eastern Railway (IL) (Images of Rail) | 
 enlarge | Authors: Paul W. Jaenicke, Ralph A. Eisenbrandt
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Category: Book
List Price: $19.99
Buy New: $12.34
You Save: $7.65 (38%)
New (18) Used (7) from $12.34
Sales Rank: 850001
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 128
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7
Dimensions (in): 9.4 x 6.5 x 0.5
ISBN: 0738550574
Dewey Decimal Number: 385.0973
EAN: 9780738550572
ASIN: 0738550574
Publication Date: July 9, 2007
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Shipping: International shipping available
Condition: Brand New, Perfect Condition, Please allow 4-14 business days for delivery. 100% Money Back Guarantee, Over 1,000,000 customers served.
|
| Editorial Reviews:
Product Description
In 1884, the Joliet, Aurora and Northern Railroad was formed to connect the growing industrial cities of Joliet and Aurora. This system evolved into the
Elgin, Joliet and Eastern Railway. By 1893, it encircled Chicago from Waukegan, via Joliet, to Porter, Indiana. The railroad developed into a prosperous subsidiary of U.S. Steel at the beginning of the 20th century. It primarily served the steel
mills and facilities of its parent company and as a bridge route between the many Chicago railroads it crossed. It has also been an industry innovator. It was one of the first Class 1 railroads to completely convert to diesel locomotive power in 1949 and the first in the world to install an automatic, electrically operated car retarder yard in 1952. Today it is the same prosperous railroad it was over 120 years ago, serving the rail transportation needs of its online customers and as an even more important bridge route for the regions railroads.
|
|
|
