Report

Report
Author: Illinois Farmers' Institute
Publisher:
Total Pages: 384
Release: 1908
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Biennial Report

Biennial Report
Author: Illinois. Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction
Publisher:
Total Pages: 862
Release: 1915
Genre:
ISBN:

Report

Report
Author: Illinois. Good road commission
Publisher:
Total Pages: 60
Release: 1905
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The Iron Road in the Prairie State

The Iron Road in the Prairie State
Author: Simon Cordery
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Total Pages: 238
Release: 2016-01-20
Genre: Transportation
ISBN: 0253019125

In 1836, Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas agreed on one thing: Illinois needed railroads. Over the next fifty years, the state became the nation's railroad hub, with Chicago at its center. Speculators, greed, growth, and regulation followed as the railroad industry consumed unprecedented amounts of capital and labor. A nationwide market resulted, and the Windy City became the site of opportunities and challenges that remain to this day. In this first-of-its-kind history, full of entertaining anecdotes and colorful characters, Simon Cordery describes the explosive growth of Illinois railroads and its impact on America. Cordery shows how railroading in Illinois influenced railroad financing, the creation of a national economy, and government regulation of business. Cordery's masterful chronicle of rail development in Illinois from 1837 to 2010 reveals how the state's expanding railroads became the foundation of the nation's rail network.