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Panoramic view of the route of the Aurora, Elgin & Chicago Railroad : the great third-rail double-track electric railroad connecting Chicago and the Fox River Valley

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Title
Panoramic view of the route of the Aurora, Elgin & Chicago Railroad : the great third-rail double-track electric railroad connecting Chicago and the Fox River Valley
Alternative Title
  • Fox River Valley route
  • Aurora, Elgin & Chicago Railroad
  • Panoramic view of the route of the Aurora, Elgin and Chicago Railroad
Creator
Rand McNally and Company  
Contributor
Northwestern Litho. Co.  
Scale
Not drawn to scale  
Publisher
Rand McNally and Company  
Date of Publication
1911  
Extent
1 map : color
Dimensions
43 x 57 cm
Notes
  • A striking circa 1911 Rand McNally chromolithograph view of Chicago and lands west as far as Madison, Wisconsin. The view illustrates the routes and coverage of the Chicago, Aurora, and Elgin Railroad, Chicagoland's largest pre-WWI interurban electric railroad, along with connecting interurban railways from Elgin west to Freeport and Madison. The railroad was hit hard during World War I and further suffered from the rise of the American automobile industry in the post-war years, leading to bankruptcy in 1919. They nonetheless were able to reorganize, shedding the Fox River lines and continuing to operate more lucrative urban and interurban services. But the decline continued. Service was discontinued entirely in 1957 and the CAE was dissolved in 1961. This view was first published by Rand McNally for the Chicago, Aurora, and Elgin Railroad in 1909. A second edition was probably published in 1910. The present example exhibits extensions in the upper left corner.]. Edited description appearing on Geographicus Rare Antique Maps website.
  • Text, table giving "rates of fare," and illustrations on verso.
  • Includes color illustration of a train.
  • Published circa 1911.
  • Relief shown pictorially.
Coverage-Spatial
  • Fox River Valley (Wis. and Ill.)  
  • Chicago Metropolitan Area (Ill.)  
Language
eng
Subject
  • Electric railroads  
  • Aurora, Elgin & Chicago Railroad Company  
Genre
  • Maps  
  • Pictorial maps  
Type
Cartographic material  
Repository
Map Library
Local Bib ID
99954873770505899
Collection Title
Railroad Maps
Collection
Railroad Maps
TitlePanoramic view of the route of the Aurora, Elgin & Chicago Railroad : the great third-rail double-track electric railroad connecting Chicago and the Fox River Valley
Alternative Title
  • Fox River Valley route
  • Aurora, Elgin & Chicago Railroad
  • Panoramic view of the route of the Aurora, Elgin and Chicago Railroad
CreatorRand McNally and Company  
ContributorNorthwestern Litho. Co.  
ScaleNot drawn to scale  
PublisherRand McNally and Company  
Date of Publication1911  
Extent1 map : color
Dimensions43 x 57 cm
Notes
  • A striking circa 1911 Rand McNally chromolithograph view of Chicago and lands west as far as Madison, Wisconsin. The view illustrates the routes and coverage of the Chicago, Aurora, and Elgin Railroad, Chicagoland's largest pre-WWI interurban electric railroad, along with connecting interurban railways from Elgin west to Freeport and Madison. The railroad was hit hard during World War I and further suffered from the rise of the American automobile industry in the post-war years, leading to bankruptcy in 1919. They nonetheless were able to reorganize, shedding the Fox River lines and continuing to operate more lucrative urban and interurban services. But the decline continued. Service was discontinued entirely in 1957 and the CAE was dissolved in 1961. This view was first published by Rand McNally for the Chicago, Aurora, and Elgin Railroad in 1909. A second edition was probably published in 1910. The present example exhibits extensions in the upper left corner.]. Edited description appearing on Geographicus Rare Antique Maps website.
  • Text, table giving "rates of fare," and illustrations on verso.
  • Includes color illustration of a train.
  • Published circa 1911.
  • Relief shown pictorially.
Coverage-Spatial
  • Fox River Valley (Wis. and Ill.)  
  • Chicago Metropolitan Area (Ill.)  
Languageeng
Subject
  • Electric railroads  
  • Aurora, Elgin & Chicago Railroad Company  
Genre
  • Maps  
  • Pictorial maps  
TypeCartographic material  
RepositoryMap Library
Local Bib ID99954873770505899
Collection TitleRailroad Maps
CollectionRailroad Maps

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