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September, 2005
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The Chicago & Alton Railroad
The Only Way

By Gene V. Glendinning
(DeKalb: Northern Illinois University Press, 2002. Pp. viii, 274. Illustrations, notes, bibliography, index. $49.95.)

The Chicago and Alton was a midwestern railroad now forgotten by all but enthusiasts of transportation history. During the nineteenth century, however, it ranked as a major carrier and left an indelible mark on the industry. George Mortimer Pullman's elegant Pioneer, his first "modern" sleeping car, ran on Chicago and Alton tracks, and so did the funeral cortege that brought the body of the martyred President Abraham Lincoln home to Springfield, Illinois. . . .
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