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- catalog abstract "Telling the story of every major transit innovation in Chicago's history, Young reveals a broad panorama of the city's growth. Beginning with the evolution of the horse-drawn omnibus - Chicago's first mass-transit system - Young explores the competition for passengers and space by the growing proliferation of streetcar lines, railroads, and automobiles. These modes of transportation, often existing for a time side by side, prospered or faltered according to various technological advances. Young also looks at what is uniquely Chicago: the Loop, the construction of the L, and the ever-present problem of congestion in the Windy City. He highlights the development of the Chicago Transit Authority and the Regional Transportation Authority and the growth of the Illinois Central and the Chicago North Western Railroads.".
- catalog contributor b10972414.
- catalog created "1998.".
- catalog date "1998".
- catalog date "1998.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "1998.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references and index.".
- catalog description "Telling the story of every major transit innovation in Chicago's history, Young reveals a broad panorama of the city's growth. Beginning with the evolution of the horse-drawn omnibus - Chicago's first mass-transit system - Young explores the competition for passengers and space by the growing proliferation of streetcar lines, railroads, and automobiles. These modes of transportation, often existing for a time side by side, prospered or faltered according to various technological advances.".
- catalog description "Young also looks at what is uniquely Chicago: the Loop, the construction of the L, and the ever-present problem of congestion in the Windy City. He highlights the development of the Chicago Transit Authority and the Regional Transportation Authority and the growth of the Illinois Central and the Chicago North Western Railroads.".
- catalog description "pt. I. The Nineteenth Century. 1. The City of Mud. 2. Horse Power to Machine Technology. 3. Development of the Railroads. 4. Evolution of the Street Railways. 5. The Traction Baron and Straphangers. 6. The Elevated Trains. 7. Suburban Transit -- pt. II. The Twentieth Century. 8. Regulation and Competition. 9. The Limitations of Private Enterprise. 10. The Campaign for Public Ownership. 11. Steam Technology to Internal Combustion. 12. Public Ownership. 13. Subsidies and Regional Government. 14. Suburban Transit. 15. The Auto Age. App. B. Transportation Disasters -- App. C. Glossary of Chicago Area Transit Names.".
- catalog extent "viii, 213 p. :".
- catalog identifier "0875802419 (alk. paper)".
- catalog issued "1998".
- catalog issued "1998.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "DeKalb, IL : Northern Illinois University Press,".
- catalog spatial "Illinois Chicago".
- catalog subject "388.4/09773/11 21".
- catalog subject "Chicago Transit Authority History.".
- catalog subject "HE4491.C5 C8788 1998".
- catalog subject "Local transit Illinois Chicago History.".
- catalog tableOfContents "pt. I. The Nineteenth Century. 1. The City of Mud. 2. Horse Power to Machine Technology. 3. Development of the Railroads. 4. Evolution of the Street Railways. 5. The Traction Baron and Straphangers. 6. The Elevated Trains. 7. Suburban Transit -- pt. II. The Twentieth Century. 8. Regulation and Competition. 9. The Limitations of Private Enterprise. 10. The Campaign for Public Ownership. 11. Steam Technology to Internal Combustion. 12. Public Ownership. 13. Subsidies and Regional Government. 14. Suburban Transit. 15. The Auto Age. App. B. Transportation Disasters -- App. C. Glossary of Chicago Area Transit Names.".
- catalog title "Chicago Transit : an illustrated history / David M. Young.".
- catalog type "History. fast".
- catalog type "text".