The Chicago Great Western Railway (IL) (Images of Rail)

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The Chicago Great Western Railway (CGW) used to be a Midwestern line that operated in Illinois, Iowa, Missouri, Minnesota, Kansas, and Nebraska. Despite the fact that this territory used to be served by much larger systems, the CGW used to be able to retain its share of passenger and freight business for 83 years through aggressive management, dedicated employees, innovations, and efficient operations. By the early 1960s, then again, the growth of the trucking industry and airlines had taken away a great deal of the business in the past handled by railroads. The CGW would not live to tell the tale as operating costs increased even as revenues declined. The only solution used to be to consolidate with another railroad, and a favorable agreement used to be reached with the Chicago and North Western Railway (C&NW). At 12:01 a.m. Monday, July 1, 1968, the CGW ceased to exist, as it became a part of the C&NW. Since that time, much of the system has been abandoned, and today just a few segments of former CGW trackage remain in service. This book provides nostalgic images and photographs of the operations, employees, locomotives, and stations of a little railroad that may be now only a memory.

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