Beautifully drawn color maps portray the U.S. railroad network at its zenith. Driving across Iowa nowadays, one sees acres and acres of flat cornfields and hears little but the leaves stirring. But in the golden age of railroading, tracks crisscrossed the prairies and steam engines thundered by, carrying goods and people across the country. The sounds of the train could be heard for miles--the clickety-clack of the jointed rails and...
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