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Central Illinois Train Depots

Englisch · Taschenbuch

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From the mid-1800s to the early 1960s, the most integral place for Central Illinois communities was the train depot. These buildings, home to wooden benches, telegraph equipment, and old train schedules hanging on the wall, were the gateway to the rest of the world. One could catch a train to almost anywhere in the United States back in the day, but during the postwar years of America, the railroad depot faded into history. Decreased train ridership due to the increasing popularity of air travel and automobiles led to thousands of these once-important buildings closing and later being burned or torn down. From larger union depots in cities like Bloomington and Peoria to smaller isolated stops, Central Illinois Train Depots tells the story of buildings that once played vital roles in the development of communities throughout Central Illinois.

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Thomas Dyrek, a resident of Central Illinois, is a railroad and history buff who has spent years researching and documenting the area's railroad history. Historic photographs from his collection as well as several other local railroad fans and historians were selected for this book to tell the story of the area's railroad depots and their interesting history. Jack Keefe is a noted Central Illinois historian who has written many articles on the area's railroad history and photographed many local railroad depots in the 1960s and 1970s.

Produktdetails

Autoren Thomas Dyrek
Verlag Arcadia Publishing (SC)
 
Sprache Englisch
Produktform Taschenbuch
Erschienen 31.03.2021
 
EAN 9781467106054
ISBN 978-1-4671-0605-4
Seiten 128
Abmessung 163 mm x 234 mm x 13 mm
Gewicht 318 g
Serie Images of Rail
Themen Ratgeber > Fahrzeuge, Flugzeuge, Schiffe, Raumfahrt > Schienenfahrzeuge
Sachbuch > Geschichte > Sonstiges

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