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Regional Railroads of the Midwest (MBI Railroad Color History) | 
 enlarge | Author: Steve Glischinski
Creator: J. David Ingles
Publisher: Voyageur Press
Category: Book
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Sales Rank: 504546
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1st
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 160
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.1
Dimensions (in): 10.7 x 8.5 x 0.9
ISBN: 0760323518
Dewey Decimal Number: 385.0977
EAN: 9780760323519
ASIN: 0760323518
Publication Date: May 15, 2007
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Product Description
They may not be the biggest or the best known, but regional carriers are the heart of the American rail system?and of the Midwest, whose people and places, industry and goods, they connect in one vast network. These regional railroads of the heartland, with their special operations and oftentimes unique equipment, are celebrated here in all their local color, historic power, and splendid detail.
Highly respected rail writer and photographer Steve Glischinksi draws on his own knowledge and archive, as well as on the photography of several colleagues, to offer an authoritative, lavishly illustrated account of the histories, motive power, and operations of twelve of the Midwest’s most vital current carriers, including a system map of every road covered. Featured railroads include the Chicago Central & Pacific; Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern; Escanaba & Lake Superior; Iowa Interstate Railroad; Iowa, Chicago & Eastern; Indiana Rail Road; Kyle Railroad; Red River Valley & Western; Twin Cities & Western; Toledo, Peoria & Western; Wisconsin Central; and Wisconsin & Southern.
Book Description
Respected rail writer and photographer Steve Glischinksi offers an authoritative, illustrated account of the histories, motive power, and operations of twelve of the Midwest’s most vital current carriers, along with a system map of every road covered. Featured railroads include the Chicago Central & Pacific; Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern; Escanaba & Lake Superior; Iowa Interstate Railroad; Iowa, Chicago & Eastern; Indiana Rail Road; Kyle Railroad; Red River Valley & Western; Twin Cities & Western; Toledo, Peoria & Western; Wisconsin Central; and Wisconsin & Southern.
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 Regional Railroads of the Midwest by Steve Glischinski October 23, 2007
"Regional Railroads of the Midwest" is a very intriguing title. The volume covers twelve, as the title says, regional railroads in the Midwest. Alphabetically they are: Chicago, Central & Pacific; Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern; Escanaba & Lake Superior; Indiana Rail Road; Iowa, Chicago & Eastern; Iowa Interstate; Kyle Railroad; Red River Valley & Western; Twin Cities & Western; Wisconsin Central; and Wisconsin & Southern. Each railroad is covered in about a dozen pages with current and historical photos, a color map, and text outlining the road's history and operations. This book is very welcomed in that it puts in hardcover print a number of railroads that had not previously been covered other than by a Trains or Railfan & Railroad article. Kudos for that. On the downside, there are also railroads represented that are already overexposed in the railfan press, namely the Indiana Rail Road and Wisconsin Central. In their absence it would be nice to see more under-represented railroads presented. This is one of the better produced titles from MBI in recent years. The number of historical photos presented is low and the subjects seem relevant; the use of steam excursion photos was also, thankfully, kept to a minimum. What photos are presented are reproduced very well, better than many other books from the same publisher. Overall, this is a very good release for the modern Midwest railfan.
Well researched, with photography to match August 14, 2007
This book provides a concise history of selected "regional" railroads from Indiana through North Dakota ("regional" railroads are too big to be called "short lines", but vary greatly in size). The author provides the start-up story of each railroad in adequate detail that includes a brief history of the lines acquired, their purchase cost and existing traffic. He then provides a brief narrative of how that railroad increased its traffic base, made additional line acquisitions (or abandoned others), and discusses its motive power (locomotives). Nice maps are provided (with one exception) and the reader has a great reference volume that combines good photography with informative text. Given the great maps, it was surprising to find no map for the Red River Valley & Western, a road with a somewhat confusing line acquisition history that was hard to follow without a map. Sometimes the history of line acquisitions appeared sketchy, and little information is given on actual train movements - no doubt due to space constraints (the debatable inclusion of the rather large, and now gone, Wisconsin Central no doubt squeezed the space available). And although each road's locomotives were discussed, summary rosters would have increased this book's utility. But, this is a great book and a great value!
 A mine of information August 12, 2007
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Having criticised a recent volume in the series, it's only fair that I should compliment Glischinski and the publisher on this offering. It contains a mass of fascinating information that will probably be new even to many Americans, let alone those of us who live thousands of miles away. As well as the details of the individual railroads, it encapsulates an important trend in the development of the industry. Production values are as good as we have come to expect, though it would have been useful if the individual company maps had been accompanied by a broader map putting the systems into a geographical context.
An enthusiastically recommended core addition July 9, 2007
The railroad was key to the development of the American Midwest as a means of East and West Coast communications and transport, as well as the settlement midwestern communities and the exploitation of the agriculture, mineral, and timber industries of the midwestern states. The latest addition to the outstanding 'MBI Railroad Color History' series, "Regional Railroads Of The Midwest" by railroading enthusiast Steve Glischinski is a superbly organized, illustrated, and presented historical overview of the twelve principle railroad systems , companies, and trains that are especially associated with the midwest including: Chicago Central & Pacific; Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern; Escanaba & Lake Superior; Indiana Rail Road; Kyle Railroad; Iowa, Chicago & Eastern; Iowa Interstate Railroad; Red River Valley & Western; Toledo, Peoria & Western; Twin Cities & Western; Wisconsin Central; and Wisconsin & Southern. Combining a knowledgeable text based on his own archives and studies, with Glischinski has very nicely integrated photographs in his accounts of each railroad's history, motive power, and operation. Enhanced with the inclusion of system maps, a bibliography, and an index, "Regional Railroads Of The Midwest" is an enthusiastically recommended core addition to personal, community, and academic library Railroading History reference collections.
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