The Elgin, Joliet and Eastern Railway

by Ralph a Eisenbrandt, Paul W. Jaenicke, Ralph A. Eisenbrandt

Book Overview

In 1884, the Joliet, Aurora and Northern Railroad was formed to connect the growing industrial cities of Joliet and Aurora. This system evolved into the
Elgin, Joliet and Eastern Railway. By 1893, it encircled Chicago from Waukegan, via Joliet, to Porter, Indiana. The railroad developed into a prosperous subsidiary of U.S. Steel at the beginning of the 20th century. It primarily served the steel
mills and facilities of its parent company and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0738550574
• ISBN13: 9780738550572
• Release Date: July 2007
• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.72 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.6" x 9.3"