Download or read book Annual Report of the President and Directors of the Chicago Alton Railroad Co written by Chicago and Alton Railroad Company and published by . This book was released on 1865 with total page 542 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Annual Report of the President and Directors of the Chicago Alton Railroad Co written by Chicago and Alton Railroad Company and published by . This book was released on 1871 with total page 514 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book First Eleventh Annual Report on the Statistics of Express Companies in the United States for the Year Ending June 30 1909 December 31 1920 written by United States. Interstate Commerce Commission. Bureau of Transport Economics and Statistics and published by . This book was released on 1911 with total page 428 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Classified Catalogue of the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh 1912 1916 V IX XI Series Four V 1 3 written by Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh and published by . This book was released on 1920 with total page 1130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Chicago Union Station written by Fred Ash and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 2018-03-23 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A history of the Midwestern transportation hub and its impact on the city and the region, plus stunning photographs of the station’s architecture. More than a century before airlines placed it at the center of their systems, Chicago was already the nation’s transportation hub—from Union Station, passengers could reach major cities on the Atlantic, Pacific and Gulf coasts as well as countless points in between. Chicago’s history is tightly linked to its railroads. Railroad historian Fred Ash begins in the mid-1800s, when Chicago dominated Midwest trade and was referred to as the “Railroad Capital of the World.” During this period, swings in the political climate significantly modified the relationship between the local government and its largest landholders, the railroads. From here, Ash highlights competition at the turn of the twentieth century between railroad companies that greatly influenced Chicago’s urban landscape. Profiling the fascinating stories of businessmen, politicians, workers, and immigrants whose everyday lives were affected by the bustling transportation hub, Ash documents the impact Union Station had on the growing city and the entire Midwest. Featuring more than one hundred photographs of the famous beaux art architecture, Chicago Union Station is a beautifully illustrated tribute to one of America’s overlooked treasures. “The book includes more than 100 illustrations, a quarter of which are in color—but the real value is in author Ash’s narrative; he’s devoted decades to the study of terminals in the Railroad Capital, and it shows in this marvelous work.” —Classic Trains “The station’s history is thoughtfully revealed alongside concurrent economic and political events unfolding in Chicago at given points in time, thus providing the reader with a deeper understanding of why certain station milestones occurred when they did and the way they did.” —The Michigan Railfan
Download or read book Annual Report written by Illinois. Railroad and Warehouse Commission and published by . This book was released on 1881 with total page 572 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Annual Report of the Railroad and Warehouse Commission of the State of Illinois written by Illinois. Railroad and Warehouse Commission and published by . This book was released on 1880 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Check List of Chicago Ante fire Imprints 1851 1871 written by Historical Records Survey (U.S.) and published by . This book was released on 1938 with total page 760 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Locomotive to Aeromotive written by Simine Short and published by University of Illinois Press. This book was released on 2011-08-01 with total page 363 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: French-born and self-trained civil engineer Octave Chanute designed America's two largest stockyards, created innovative and influential structures such as the Kansas City Bridge over the previously "unbridgeable" Missouri River, and was a passionate aviation pioneer whose collaborative approach to aeronautical engineering problems encouraged other experimenters, including the Wright brothers. Drawing on rich archival material and exclusive family sources, Locomotive to Aeromotive is the first detailed examination of Chanute's life and his immeasurable contributions to engineering and transportation, from the ground transportation revolution of the mid-nineteenth century to the early days of aviation. Aviation researcher and historian Simine Short brings to light in colorful detail many previously overlooked facets of Chanute's professional and personal life. In the late nineteenth century, few considered engineering as a profession on par with law or medicine, but Chanute devoted much time and energy to the newly established professional societies that were created to set standards and serve the needs of civil engineers. Though best known for his aviation work, he became a key figure in the opening of the American continent by laying railroad tracks and building bridges, experiences that later gave him the engineering knowledge to build the first stable aircraft structure. Chanute also introduced a procedure to treat wooden railroad ties with an antiseptic that increased the wood’s lifespan in the tracks. Establishing the first commercial plants, he convinced railroad men that it was commercially feasible to make money by spending money on treating ties to conserve natural resources. He next introduced the date nail to help track the age and longevity of railroad ties. A versatile engineer, Chanute was known as a kind and generous colleague during his career. Using correspondence and other materials not previously available to scholars and biographers, Short covers Chanute's formative years in antebellum America as well as his experiences traveling from New Orleans to New York, his apprenticeship on the Hudson River Railroad, and his early engineering successes. His multiple contributions to railway expansion, bridge building, and wood preservation established his reputation as one of the nation's most successful and distinguished civil engineers. Instead of retiring, he utilized his experiences and knowledge as a bridge builder in the development of motorless flight. Through the reflections of other engineers, scientists, and pioneers in various fields who knew him, Short characterizes Chanute as a man who believed in fostering and supporting people who were willing to learn. This well-researched biography cements Chanute's place as a preeminent engineer and mentor in the history of transportation in the United States and the development of the airplane.
Download or read book Annual Report written by Pennsylvania. Banking Dept and published by . This book was released on 1910 with total page 800 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Proposed Extension of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation July 10 11 1945 Sept 17 21 1945 Jan 3 4 1945 Mar 12 13 1946 July 26 1946 written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Banking and Currency and published by . This book was released on 1947 with total page 1298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book July 10 11 1945 Sept 17 21 1945 Jan 3 4 1945 Mar 12 13 1946 July 26 1946 written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Banking and Currency and published by . This book was released on 1947 with total page 1290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pt. 2--Contains records of 1945-1946 court proceedings relating to bankruptcy and debt readjustment of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Co.
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Download or read book Annual Report written by United States. Interstate Commerce Commission and published by . This book was released on 1919 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With appendices.
Download or read book Proceedings of the Board of Trustees of the Sanitary District of Chicago written by Chicago Sanitary District. Board of Trustees and published by . This book was released on 1901 with total page 982 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
