Chicago and North Western System Passenger Service: The Postwar Years

By Patrick C. Dorin

Chicago & Northwestern's passenger system from 1945 to 1995 included transcontinental services in conjunction with Union Pacific, Southern Pacific, and Canadian Pacific, as well as pioneering commuter railway concepts like the line operated in the Chicago-Green Bay corridor. This authoritative history of the innovative railway also features coverage of C&NW touchstones like the Chicago area's first profitable commuter line, the Chicago-Minneapolis 400 streamliner fleet (400 Miles in 400 Minutes), second-to-none passenger amenities, and the assumption of C&NW passenger services by Amtrak in 1970. Modelers and railfans will delight in complete passenger equipment rosters and photographic coverage depicting trains in action, passenger cars, and paint and lettering details.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1883089514
• ISBN13: 9781883089511
• Release Date: April 2000
• Publisher: Tlc Pub Inc
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 1.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 11.5" x 0.5" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Chicago and North Western System Passenger Service: The Postwar Years

Excellent book covering postwar C & NW passenger service and equipment. Some very good information on secondary trains and local train service. In addition to text and photos, there are several inclusions of pages from public timetables over different time periods to give examples of the level of service on each of the major routes, Twin Cities, upper pennisula and the Overland Route. Recoomend purchasing the companion book on passenger equipment by Dorin to complement this book with more equipment photos. Good photos of trains in service.