Description: Steam Railroads of Northern Iowa and Southern Minnesota, Iowa, Images of Rail, P Steam railroading became an integral part of the communities in northern Iowa and southern Minnesota in the late 1800s. The railroad provided hundreds of jobs and the ability to transport both goods and passengers across the Midwest. The Chicago & North Western Railway, the Chicago Great Western Railroad, the Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway, the Chicago, Rock Island, & Pacific Railroad, and the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (called the Milwaukee Road by employees) served five principal gateways, which included Chicago, Illinois; Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota; Omaha, Nebraska; and Kansas City and St. Louis, Missouri. Operating steam engines required tremendous manpower, and by the 1920s, some steam passenger trains were replaced by more efficient motor cars, fueled by oil-powered engines. Steam engines could no longer compete with the reduced operating costs, smaller crew requirements, and time savings provided by diesel, which ultimately led to the fall of steam in 1955.
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Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money back or replacement (buyer's choice)
Brand: Unbranded
MPN: 9781467102889
Book Title: Steam Railroads of Northern Iowa and Southern Minnesota
Item Length: 9.2in
Item Height: 0.3in
Item Width: 6.5in
Author: Ashley Mantooth, Jim Angel
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Topic: Railroads / History, Railroads / Pictorial, United States / State & Local / Midwest (IA, IL, IN, KS, MI, MN, MO, ND, NE, OH, SD, WI)
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Publication Year: 2019
Genre: Transportation, History
Item Weight: 0.7 Oz
Number of Pages: 128 Pages
