The North Shore Line

"As late as 1963, it was possible to board high-speed electric trains on Chicago's famous Loop "L" that ran 90 miles north to Milwaukee. This was the Chicago North Shore & Milwaukee Railroad, commonly known as the North Shore Line. It rose from humble origins in the 1890s as a local streetcar line in Waukegan to eventually become America's fastest interurban under the visionary management of Midwest utilities tycoon Samuel Insull. The North Shore Line, under Insull, became a worthy competitor to the established steam railroads."--

Product details

• Authors: David Sadowski
• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.02.2023
• EAN: 9781467108966
• ISBN: 978-1-4671-0896-6
• No. of pages: 160
• Dimensions: 162 mm x 233 mm x 11 mm
• Weight: 384 g
• Series: Images of Rail
• Subject: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous