Twilight Rails: The Final Era of Railroad Building in the Midwest

by H. Roger Grant

By the start of the twentieth century railroads crisscrossed the nation, yet there were still those who believed that the railroad network in the United States was far from complete. Residents of small towns lacking rail access lobbied hard for steam and electric roads to serve their communities, and investors eagerly started new ventures that would fill the gaps in the railway map. While some of these roads enjoyed a degree of success, most of them...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0816665621
• ISBN13: 9780816665624
• Release Date: May 2010
• Publisher: University of Minnesota Press
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 1.66 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.9" x 10.0"