Nicholas Marsh 377 pages pages softcover
This is a biography of James F. Joy and the railroads he was involved with. The book looks at his early life, his legal career as a lawyer, his involvement with the Michigan Central, Great Western Railway, Illinois Central, Burlington Route, his railroads in Kansas including the Kansas & Neosho and Missouri River Fort Scott & Gulf, the Leavenworth Lawrence & Ft Gibson, bridges he helped built (Quincy Bridge, Burlington Bridge, Plattsmouth Bridge), the Detroit River Tunnel, the Detroit Lansing & Lake Michigan Railroad, Chicago & Michigan Lake Shore RR, Detroit Hillsdale & Indiana, Council Bluffs & St Joseph RR, the Chicago Dubuque & Minnesota RR, Iowa Pacific, Wabash, Detroit Belt Railway and more.
