Chicagoland Commuter Railroads: Metra & Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District | 
 enlarge | Authors: Patrick C. Dorin, Andrew T. Roth
Publisher: Iconografix
Category: Book
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Pages: 128
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Dimensions (in): 10.9 x 8.3 x 0.5
ISBN: 1583881905
Dewey Decimal Number: 385
EAN: 9781583881903
ASIN: 1583881905
Publication Date: May 1, 2007
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Product Description
Commuter, or Suburban Rail Passenger Train Services have been an important part of the Chicago Metro area for well over 100 years. Since the city and its suburbs are economically interdependent upon one another, passenger service could not be discontinued without severe economic impacts on the entire Chicago area. The Metra Commuter Rail Service and the Indiana Commuter Transportation District (South Shore) services have realized this and are providing a crucial life line for the many Chicago-Suburban corridors, and have made substantial gains and many expansions since the 1980s. This book reviews the commuter services offered in the Chicago area on the Chicago & North Western, The Milwaukee Road, the South Shore, the Illinois Central, the Rock Island, the Burlington, the Wabash, the Gulf, Mobile and Ohio, the South Shore, the New York Central and the Pennsylvania Railroads before the development of the RTA, Metra and NICTD.
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Very cool and reasonably thorough July 18, 2008
Great book detailing Chicago and northern Indiana passenger rail services. If you have some or little knowledge of the area this is a great read with lots of pictures. If you are expert on the subject you will find it lacking but still with great pictures.
A welcome and seminal contribution to Railroading reference collections in general March 4, 2008
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Commuter railroads have been a key element to the grow and prosperity of American Midwestern cities for the more than a century. Co authored by railroad experts Patrick C. Dorin (Superior, Wisconsin) and Andrew T. roth (Belvidere, Illinois), "Chicagoland Commuter Railroads: Metra & Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District" is a profusely illustrated history of suburban rail passenger train services that played a critically important role in the grow of the Chicago Metro area. Beginning with a succinct review of the various commuter services that crisscrossed Chicago and its suburbs before the development of the Regional Transit Authority, "Chicagoland Commuter Railroads" continues with providing detailed information about the routes, train frequency, passenger numbers, and physical equipment associated with the commuter railroad. While most of the illustrations are historical black-and-white photographs, of special note is the Color Photo Gallery wonderfully showcasing individual commuter trains. A welcome and seminal contribution to Railroading reference collections in general, and Midwestern Commuter Train History in particular, "Chicagoland Commuter Railroads" is especially recommended for academic and community reference collections, as well as the private collections of railroading enthusiasts and history buffs.
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