Robert Casey and W.A.S Douglas 334 pages hardcover
This is a look at Chicago & North Western. This is a history of the line including a look at William Butler Ogden, the Galena & Chicago Union RR, the merger with a variety of railroads, the formation of the Chicago & North Western, expansion westward, Minneapolis & St Paul, operations during the Civil War, problems with Granger legislation to control railroad profits, the Omaha Road, the expansions to the Dakotas,Palace Cars, the Blizzard of 1888, operations in the early 1900's, economic problems in the 1930's, reorginization, and more. Includes a few photos.
