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Railroading in Downtown Chicago 1958-1969 Volume 2 | 
 enlarge | Author: Robert P. Olmsted
Publisher: The Railroad Press
Category: Book
Buy New: $18.95
Avg. Customer Rating:  1 reviews
Sales Rank: 460405
Media: Paperback
Edition: 1st
Pages: 48
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 10.7 x 8.3 x 0.2
ISBN: 193147723X
EAN: 9781931477239
ASIN: 193147723X
Publication Date: August 13, 2007
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Product Description
This is the 2nd volume in our Chicago series from Robert P. Olmsted. "Railroading in Downtown Chicago 1958-1969 Volume 2" features 62 premium black and white photos featuring a wide variety of railroads and motive power from Chicago s most interesting diesel years from 1958 to 1969. Subjects include the "South Wind" with ACL power, Monon, C&EI, a Milwaukee Road Skytop Lounge on the Afternoon Hiawatha and of course, lots of the favorites -- PRR, NYC, CBQ, ATSF and others. Printed in U.S.A., 48 pages, softcover.
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Not what I had in mind March 30, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This review applies for volume 1 as well as volume 2.
I agree with the reviewer of volume 1 that this is more like a magazine than a book.
Both "volumes" are only 50 pages each.
Maybe if they would have combined the two the end product would be more valuable.
The photography (all B&W) has no rhymne or reason to it meaning there is no chronological order or seperation of the various railroads covered.
My chief complaint is an omission.
Where is the Chicago and Northwestern?
The C&NW was a dominate player in Chicago what with being the first railroad in Chicago, having its own terminal where 3 seperate lines converge bringing comuter and long distance passengers to the city.
The Proviso freight yard, at one time, the largest in the world.
Nothing.
In total there is one C&NW photo.
This would be like doing a book on railroading in New York and omitting the New York Central.
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