This subsidiary company of the Chicago & North Western provided access to the northern reaches of the states of Wisconsin and Minnesota, to Sioux City, Iowa and a connection with the Union Pacific at Omaha. The Omaha Road was the rustic country cousin to its larger owner. Includes many early photographs, maps and well-researched text.
Contents:
Wisconsin Logs and Grants, pp. 9-22,
Gopher State Pioneer, pp. 23-34,
Omaha in the Eighties, pp. 35-56,
Bayfield - Farthest North, pp. 57-84,
Improving the Road, pp. 85-98,
Duluth, Superior and Spooner, pp. 99-124,
The Problem with Hudson Hill, pp. 125-134,
New Power, New Line, Old Line, pp. 135-156,
West Side Story, pp. 157-200,
Gray Matter, pp. 201-222,
To Park Falls, pp. 223-240,
The Weston Line, pp. 241-248,
To Hannibal and Hughey, pp. 249-256,
Sturgeon River and the Fisherman, pp. 257-270,
Finale, pp. 271-293,
acknowledgments/Index, pg. 294-299,
Locomotive Roster, pp. 300-312.
Hundman Publishing, hardcover with jacket, 312 pages, 8.5 x 11 x 1.5 in, Black-and-White photographs, maps, locomotive roster.
