The Chicago Great Western Railway
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Author | : David J. Fiore |
Publisher | : Arcadia Publishing |
Total Pages | : 134 |
Release | : 2006 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780738540481 |
The Chicago Great Western Railway (CGW) was a Midwestern line that operated in Illinois, Iowa, Missouri, Minnesota, Kansas, and Nebraska for 83 years. This book provides nostalgic images and photographs of the operations, employees, locomotives, and stations of a little railroad that is now only a memory.
Author | : David J. Sr. Fiore |
Publisher | : Arcadia Library Editions |
Total Pages | : 130 |
Release | : 2006-07 |
Genre | : Transportation |
ISBN | : 9781531624286 |
The Chicago Great Western Railway (CGW) was a Midwestern line that operated in Illinois, Iowa, Missouri, Minnesota, Kansas, and Nebraska. Although this territory was served by much larger systems, the CGW was able to retain its share of passenger and freight business for 83 years through aggressive management, dedicated employees, innovations, and efficient operations. By the early 1960s, however, the growth of the trucking industry and airlines had taken away a substantial amount of the business previously handled by railroads. The CGW would not survive as operating costs increased while revenues declined. The only solution was to consolidate with another railroad, and a favorable agreement was reached with the Chicago and North Western Railway (C&NW). At 12:01 a.m. Monday, July 1, 1968, the CGW ceased to exist, as it became part of the C&NW. Since that time, much of the system has been abandoned, and today only a few segments of former CGW trackage remain in service. This book provides nostalgic images and photographs of the operations, employees, locomotives, and stations of a little railroad that is now only a memory.
Author | : Chicago Great Western Railway Company |
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Total Pages | : 60 |
Release | : 1898 |
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Author | : Chicago Great Western Railroad Company |
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Total Pages | : 444 |
Release | : 1907 |
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Author | : Chicago Great Western Railway Company (1892-1909) |
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Total Pages | : 23 |
Release | : 1898 |
Genre | : Railroads |
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Author | : Chicago Great Western Railroad Company |
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Total Pages | : 470 |
Release | : 1910 |
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Author | : J. H. McClement |
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Total Pages | : 170 |
Release | : 1900 |
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Author | : Chicago Great Western Railway Company |
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Total Pages | : 290 |
Release | : 1899 |
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Author | : Chicago Great Western Railway Company (1892-1909) |
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Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 1893 |
Genre | : Chicago (Ill.) |
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Author | : Tom Murray |
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Total Pages | : 126 |
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Genre | : Transportation |
ISBN | : 9781616731540 |
By the time it was merged into the Union Pacific in 1995, the Chicago & North Western was one of the nations oldest surviving railroads, a testament to the Midwestern stoicism with which it had gone about its business since 1859. This illustrated history chronicles how C&NW emerged from a collection of regional carriers to become a strategic link between eastern railroads and the West. Author Tom Murray traces the railroads expansion as it extended secondary lines throughout the Midwest. He also explores C&NWs joint ownership of UP passenger trains and describes how the railroad answered challenges from regional rivals with the "400" series of passenger trains. As fascinating as the story are the hundreds of accompanying illustrations--historical photographs, archival images, route maps, and period print ads. The result is an entertaining and informative history of an iconic Midwestern railroad--a narrative that spans the decades from the 1850s to the 1990s and takes in steam and diesel motive power, freight and passenger operations, and all the key characters, events, and deals that figured in the Chicago & North Westerns rise and eventual demise.