The second volume of Tim Starr’s well-received three volume
series about steam railroad repair shops has now been released. The first
volume covered the Northeastern and New England sections of the country. Volume
2 describes the back shops of the Midwest, which was arguably the densest
concentration of railroad activity in the world.
This book has over 350 fact-filled and profusely illustrated
pages of railroad shops that primarily operated out of Chicago, which was the
world’s leading railroad hub. A total of 19 railroads and 50 shop sites are
featured, including those of the Big Four, Lake Shore & Michigan Southern, Michigan Central, Nickel
Plate, Chicago and North Western, Illinois Central, Burlington, Monon,
Milwaukee Road, Rock Island, and Wabash.
This fascinating, limited edition book has 475 black and
white photos, diagrams, illustrations, and maps gleaned from over a hundred
sources, and will make a welcome, if not essential, addition to any steam railroad
fan’s library.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction
Chicago and Alton
Railroad: Bloomington Shops
Chicago and Eastern
Illinois Railroad: Danville (Oaklawn) and Chicago Shops
Chicago and North
Western Transportation Company: Chicago, Clinton, Winona, and Proviso Shops
Chicago, Burlington
and Quincy Railroad: Aurora, Galesburg, Hannibal, West Burlington, and
Havelock Shops
Chicago Great Western
Railway: Oelwein Shops
Chicago, Indianapolis
and Louisville Railway: New Albany and Lafayette Shops
Chicago, Milwaukee,
St. Paul and Pacific Railroad: Milwaukee, Dubuque, and Minneapolis Shops
Chicago, Rock Island
and Pacific Railroad: Chicago, Horton, Silvis, and Shawnee Shops
Cleveland,
Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railway: Beech Grove and Bellefontaine
Shops
Elgin, Joliet and
Eastern Railway: East Joliet Shops
Grand Trunk Western
Railway: Battle Creek and Port Huron Shops
Illinois Central
Railroad: Chicago (Burnside), Paducah, Water Valley, and McComb Shops
Lake Shore and
Michigan Southern Railway: Elkhart, Collinwood, and Ashtabula Shops
Michigan Central
Railroad: Detroit, Michigan City, Niles, and Jackson Shops
Minneapolis, St. Paul
and Sault Ste. Marie Railroad: Minneapolis and North Fond du Lac Shops
New York, Chicago and
St. Louis Railroad: Conneaut and Stony Island Shops
Pere Marquette
Railway: Saginaw and Grand Rapids Shops
St. Louis—San
Francisco Railway: Springfield and Kansas City Shops
Wabash Railroad:
Moberly and East Decatur Shops
Appendices
Selected Source Listing
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