Elgin, Joliet and Eastern Railway

Elgin, Joliet and Eastern Railway
Author :
Publisher : Gremese Editore
Total Pages : 138
Release :
ISBN-10 : 0738550574
ISBN-13 : 9780738550572
Rating : 4/5 (572 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Elgin, Joliet and Eastern Railway by : Paul W. Jaenicke

Download or read book Elgin, Joliet and Eastern Railway written by Paul W. Jaenicke and published by Gremese Editore. This book was released on 2007 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1884, the Joliet, Aurora and Northern Railroad was formed to connect the growing industrial cities of Joliet and Aurora. This system evolved into the Elgin, Joliet and Eastern Railway. By 1893, it encircled Chicago from Waukegan, via Joliet, to Porter, Indiana. The railroad developed into a prosperous subsidiary of U.S. Steel at the beginning of the 20th century. It primarily served the steel mills and facilities of its parent company and as a bridge route between the many Chicago railroads it crossed. It has also been an industry innovator. It was one of the first Class 1 railroads to completely convert to diesel locomotive power in 1949 and the first in the world to install an automatic, electrically operated car retarder yard in 1952. Today it is the same prosperous railroad it was over 120 years ago, serving the rail transportation needs of its online customers and as an even more important bridge route for the region's railroads.


Elgin, Joliet and Eastern Railway Related Books

Elgin, Joliet and Eastern Railway
Language: en
Pages: 138
Authors: Paul W. Jaenicke
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2007 - Publisher: Gremese Editore

GET EBOOK

In 1884, the Joliet, Aurora and Northern Railroad was formed to connect the growing industrial cities of Joliet and Aurora. This system evolved into the Elgin,
Decisions and Opinions of the Railroad and Warehouse Commission of the State of Illinois
Language: en
Pages: 626
Authors: Illinois. Railroad and Warehouse Commission
Categories: Railroad law
Type: BOOK - Published: 1912 - Publisher:

GET EBOOK

Annual Report of the Railroad and Warehouse Commission of the State of Illinois
Language: en
Pages: 1134
Authors: Illinois. Railroad and Warehouse Commission
Categories: Railroads
Type: BOOK - Published: 1911 - Publisher:

GET EBOOK

Decisions and Opinions of the Railroad and Warehouse Commission of the State of Illinois, Volume III
Language: en
Pages: 596
Authors: Illinois. Railroad and Warehouse Commission
Categories: Railroad law
Type: BOOK - Published: 1912 - Publisher:

GET EBOOK

Railroad Valuation Pamphlets
Language: en
Pages: 618
Authors:
Categories: Railroads
Type: BOOK - Published: 1916 - Publisher:

GET EBOOK