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December, 2005
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"Follow the Flag"
A History of the Wabash Railroad Company

By H. Roger Grant
(DeKalb: Northern Illinois University Press, 2004. Pp. xii, 291. Maps, illustrations, notes, index. $49.95.)

Although it dates to 1838, the Wabash Railroad has not, until now, been the subject of a serious book-length study. H. Roger Grant corrects this oversight by examining the Wabash from its obscure beginning in Central Illinois, to its expansion as a vital regional carrier, and finally through its acquisition by the Norfolk and Western Railway. 1
      The author of previous books on the Erie-Lackawanna, Chicago and Northwestern, and Chicago Great Western Railroads, Grant has researched the Wabash thoroughly and presents his findings in a readable, well-illustrated manner. Numerous maps help clarify geographic factors, although a few additional maps would have helped. Grant explains how numerous short lines were connected to produce significant railroads and then evolved into a unique system that operated on each side of both the Chicago and St. Louis gateways. . . .
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