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Hard cover, 306 pages, Black and White photographs throughout
No mode of transportation is more closely associated with the intense and exciting urban environment that is Chicago than its elevated railway or rapid transit system. With over 400 photographs, maps, and vintage advertisements, transportation historian Bruce Moffat takes a look back at the formative years of this vital civic asset. Major topics covered include: early operations using steam locomotives; electrification; expansion into developing city neighborhoods; service to suburban areas; the halcyon days of the 1920’s and concluding with the depression-induced bankruptcy of 1932.
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