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Trains Magazine 1948 August Chicago Railroad capital of the world Railroad Fair
Trains August 1948 Vol 8 No 10
CONTENTS
Cover photo. Courtesy New York Central System.-1
20th Century Limited at La Salle Street Station, Chicago.
Railroad news and editorial comment. By W. V. Anderson.4
Chicago: Railroad capital of the world.---14
A metropolitan railroad vista in prose and photos.
Chicago terminal district map. By W. A. Akin Jr--16
Where East meets West. The miracle of the .-18
Chicago's stations. By Frank P. Donovan--22
Rendezvous of nearly half a million travelers daily.
Chicago".and. A distinctive Photo Section treatment.-30
Looking toward Randolph Street from Central Station, 30; PM 2-8.4 on her way to Chicago, 31; Rocky Mountain Rocket departs from La Salle Street Station for Denver, 32; St. Louis-bound Wabash Blue Bird, 32; Soo Line's No. 17 west, 33; B&O's Shenandoah, 33; Gateway west via C&NW, 34-35; Erie Limited at Englewood, 36; C&WI suburban, 36; MILW fast freight leaves Bensenville, 37; PRR's Florida Arrow heads south, 37; Chicago's interurbans, 38-39.
World's greatest junction. By A. C. Kalmbach.--40
A freight train every 35 seconds requires the orderly operation of transfer drags and switchers, hump yards and trimmer engines.
The inveterate rider of the 5:15. By Willard V. Anderson. -46
Commuting, Chicago-style, means steam-powered suburban trains, M. U. cars, even interurbans to carry Chicagoans from home to work and back again.
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