Iowa's Railroads: An Album [Paperback]

At one point in time, no place in Iowa was more than a few miles from an active line of rail track. In this splendid companion volume toSteel Trails of Hawkeyeland(IUP, 2005), H. Roger Grant and Don L. Hofsommer explore the pivotal role that railroads played in the urban development of the state as well as the symbiotic relationship Iowa and its rails shared. With more than 400 black-and-white photographs, a solid inventory of depots and locations, and new information that is sure to impress even the most well-versed railfan, this detailed history of the state's railroadsincluding the Chicago & North Western, Cedar Rapids & Iowa City, and the Iowa Northernwill be an essential reference for railroad fans and historians, artists, and model railroad builders.

A rich photographic record of Iowa's railroad history

H. Roger Grant is Kathryn and Calhoun Lemon Professor of History at Clemson University. He is author of 25 books, includingVisionary Railroader(IUP, 2008). Grant has written company histories of the Chicago & North Western, the Chicago Great Western, the Erie Lackawanna, the Georgia & Florida, and the Wabash railroads. He lives in Central, South Carolina.

Don L. Hofsommer is Professor of History at St. Cloud State University and president of the Lexington Group. He is author ofKaty Northwest(IUP, 1999) andSteel Trails of Hawkeyeland(IUP, 2005). A native of Iowa, he now resides in St. Cloud, Minnesota.

Iowa's Railroads is a solid visual introduction to the railroad history of the state.

With more than 400 black and white photographs, an inventory of depots and locations, and new information that will please railroad fans, [Iowa's Railroads] will be an essential reference for historians, fans, and model railroad builders. 2010

This excellent volume is sure to appeal to anyone with an interest in Midwest railway history.March-April 2010

Grant and Hofsommer, both native Iowans and respectel#-