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Chicago Union Station /

"More than a century before airlines placed it at the center of their systems, Chicago was already the nation's transportation hub -from Union Station, passengers could reach major cities on the Atlantic, Pacific and Gulf coasts as well as countless points in between. Chicago's histor...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Ash, Fred (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Bloomington, Indiana : Indiana University Press, [2018]
Series:Railroads past and present.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: the continental divide
  • Humble beginnings
  • Coming together
  • A depot worthy of chicago
  • A most public service
  • A colossus of the roads
  • City within a city
  • Red ink in the white city
  • Remodeling the depot, remaking the city.