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portada Steam Railroads of Northern Iowa and Southern Minnesota
Type
Physical Book
Language
English
Pages
130
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
24.4 x 17.0 x 1.0 cm
Weight
0.41 kg.
ISBN13
9781540238191

Steam Railroads of Northern Iowa and Southern Minnesota

Jim Angel (Author) · Ashley Mantooth (Author) · Arcadia Publishing Library Editions · Hardcover

Steam Railroads of Northern Iowa and Southern Minnesota - Angel, Jim ; Mantooth, Ashley

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Synopsis "Steam Railroads of Northern Iowa and Southern Minnesota"

Steam railroading became an integral part of the communities in northern Iowa and southern Minnesota in the late 1800s. The railroad provided hundreds of jobs and the ability to transport both goods and passengers across the Midwest. The Chicago & North Western Railway, the Chicago Great Western Railroad, the Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway, the Chicago, Rock Island, & Pacific Railroad, and the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (called the Milwaukee Road by employees) served five principal gateways, which included Chicago, Illinois; Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota; Omaha, Nebraska; and Kansas City and St. Louis, Missouri. Operating steam engines required tremendous manpower, and by the 1920s, some steam passenger trains were replaced by more efficient motor cars, fueled by oil-powered engines. Steam engines could no longer compete with the reduced operating costs, smaller crew requirements, and time savings provided by diesel, which ultimately led to the fall of steam in 1955.

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