Twilight Rails: The Final Era of Railroad Building in the Midwest (HYL-00018)

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Product No.:HYL-00018Title: Twilight Rails: The Final Era of Railroad Building in the MidwestAuthor(s): Grant, H. RogerIllustrator(s): N/APublisher: University of Minnesota PressISBN: 9780816665624Condition: NewBinding: HardcoverDust Jacket:NewEdition:1st EditionPublication Year:2010Features: 274 Pages with Black/White Photos and Maps.By the start of the twentieth century railroads crisscrossed the nation, yet there were still those who believed that the railroad network in the United States was far from complete. Residents of small towns lacking rail access lobbied hard for steam and electric roads to serve their communities, and investors eagerly started new ventures that would fill the gaps in the railway map.While some of these roads enjoyed a degree of success, most of them were financial flops even before the rise of the highway system made them obsolete. In Twilight Rails, H. Roger Grant-one of the leading railroad historians working today-documents the stories of eight Midwestern carriers that appeared at the end of the railroad building craze. When historians have reflected on these twilight” carriers