A Railroad Atlas of the United States in 1946: Volume 4: Illinois, Wisconsin, and Upper Michigan

by Richard C. Carpenter

With his meticulously crafted, hand-drawn maps of America's complex and extensive railroad network, Richard C. Carpenter recaptures a time when steam locomotives were still king and passenger trains stopped at nearly every town. Before railroad mergers forced the abandonment of thousands of miles of line and passengers chose to hop behind the wheel of a car rather than buy a train ticket, the United States, at its post-World War II apex, boasted...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1421401460
• ISBN13: 9781421401461
• Release Date: December 2011
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 3.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 8.8" x 11.2"