Piggyback' service, Chicago Great Western Railroad

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Resource Type

image

Coverage / Year

1936

Description

Photograph, b/w

Interpretation

In 1926 the Chicago, North Shore and Milwaukee Railroad began to transport specially designed truck trailers on modified flat cars. This 'piggyback' service was adopted by the Chicago Great Western Railroad in 1936. Shown here is a truck on a trailer in the Chicago rail yards in 1936.

Lesson Plans / Themes

Transportation--A Student's Historical Explanation
Depression Photo Essay
American Communities in History
American Dream

Learning Standards

17 Geography
15 Economics
16 History

Author or Creator

Unknown

Source

The Corn Belt Route: A History of the Chicago Great Western Railroad Company by H. Roger Grant, ISBN 0-87580-095-5, 231 p., 1984 (p.120)

Subject / Keywords

Railroad locomotives
Railroad tracks
Rail transportation
Chicago Great Western Railroad Company
Rail crossings
Railroads--Illinois

Collection Publisher

Illinois State Library

Rights Management Statement

http://images.library.uiuc.edu/projects/tdc/conditions.htm
For any further information related to this record, please contact the Collection Publisher. See http://images.library.uiuc.edu/projects/tdc for more information about this project.

Date Created

37851

Resource Type	image
Title	Piggyback' service, Chicago Great Western Railroad
Coverage / Year	1936
Description	Photograph, b/w
Interpretation	In 1926 the Chicago, North Shore and Milwaukee Railroad began to transport specially designed truck trailers on modified flat cars. This 'piggyback' service was adopted by the Chicago Great Western Railroad in 1936. Shown here is a truck on a trailer in the Chicago rail yards in 1936.
Lesson Plans / Themes	Transportation--A Student's Historical Explanation Depression Photo Essay American Communities in History American Dream
Learning Standards	17 Geography 15 Economics 16 History
Author or Creator	Unknown
Source	The Corn Belt Route: A History of the Chicago Great Western Railroad Company by H. Roger Grant, ISBN 0-87580-095-5, 231 p., 1984 (p.120)
Subject / Keywords	Railroad locomotives Railroad tracks Rail transportation Chicago Great Western Railroad Company Rail crossings Railroads--Illinois
Collection Publisher	Illinois State Library
Rights Management Statement	http://images.library.uiuc.edu/projects/tdc/conditions.htm For any further information related to this record, please contact the Collection Publisher. See http://images.library.uiuc.edu/projects/tdc for more information about this project.
Date Created	37851

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