{"product_id":"a-railroad-atlas-of-the-richard-c-carpenter-9780801890024","title":"A Railroad Atlas of the United States in 1946: Volume 3: Indiana, Lower Michigan, and Ohio","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Railroad Atlas of the United States in 1946\u003c\/i\u003e recalls an era when steam locomotives were still king and passenger trains stopped at nearly every town in America. Railroad companies employed over a million workers, on the trains and along the tracks. Everything moved by rail: travelers, mail, and freight--whether a massive electric generator or a child's bicycle.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRichard C. Carpenter's hand-drawn color maps recapture the precise details: the various trunk and ancillary railroad passenger lines that served thousands of towns; long-since demolished steam locomotive and manual signal tower installations; towns that functioned solely as places where crews changed over; track pans; coaling stations; tunnels; bridges and viaducts; and other rail-specific sites.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe third and largest volume in this acclaimed series includes 276 maps and drawings and focuses on Indiana, Lower Michigan, and Ohio. These states could be called the crossroads of the national railroad network, where east-west transcontinental lines crossed north-south inter-regional lines. Carpenter depicts the major rail centers of Indianapolis, Gary, Detroit, Toledo, Cleveland, and Chicago, as well as every town and rail junction from Mackinaw City, Michigan, to Tell City, Indiana.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Richard C. Carpenter\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0801890020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780801890024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Johns Hopkins University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/01\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 360\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 3.52lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.28h x 8.82w x 1.29d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2009 pg. 87\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal Supplements\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/15\/2008 pg. 44","brand":"Richard C. Carpenter","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47757843759359,"sku":"9780801890024","price":76.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_333e4e9f-0e0c-42c0-a0ac-ae88ab290282.jpg?v=1765510710","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-railroad-atlas-of-the-richard-c-carpenter-9780801890024","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}