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Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway to Puget Sound, electrified

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Title
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway to Puget Sound, electrified
Alternative Title
Panel title: United States map, the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway to Puget Sound, electrified : the world's longest electrified railroad
Creator
Haynes, Geo. B.  
Scale
Scale approximately 1:6,500,000  
Coordinates
(W 130°--W 61°/N 53°--N 25°).
Place of Publication
Chicago (Ill.)
Publisher
Poole Brothers  
Date of Publication
1924  
Extent
1 map : color
Dimensions
43 x 78 cm, on sheet 46 x 82 cm, folded to 23 x 11 cm
Notes
  • Likely published 1924.
  • [As the name implies, the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway was originally confined to operations in several Midwestern states. But in the 1890s an extension to the Pacific was thought necessary to remain competitive with other railroads. This was complete by 1910, and the following decade saw much of the route electrified to reduce operating costs. Both projects required significant capital investment, however, and the company declared bankruptcy in 1925 and reorganized as the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad. This map, published in 1924, is probably one of the last issued by the previous iteration of the "Milwaukee Road." It shows the entire network and its various branches in bold red lines with double tracks noted accordingly. Two large areas along the primary route are noted as being electrified--the longest in the world until the Pennsylvania Railroad transitioned in the 1930s. Competing lines are shown but, inauspiciously, in a muted black. The map also includes two insets--steamship routes across the Atlantic in the lower right and steamship routes to Alaska in the lower left--both of which highlight global accessibility to the railway. The verso of the sheet features numerous photographs, including a bird's eye view of Chicago's new Union Station. A plan of the city is also included alongside an itinerary with written entries detailing a cross-country trip taken in 1925. Sixteen states in total were visited between September and October, making this map a neat relic from a grand adventure undertaken nearly a century ago.]--Edited description of Curtis Wright Maps.
  • 2396-10-24-24-25M.
  • Text, directory of "Travel and information bureaus," illustrations, itinerary, and "Map of Chicago" on verso.
  • Includes insets: Alaska : [steamship routes]-- [Atlantic steamship routes].
  • Copyright, 1924, by Geo. B. Haynes, Chicago.
  • Relief shown by shading and spot heights.
  • Shows stations along the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway. Identifies double track and electrically operated lines. Also shows West Coast shipping lines.
Coverage-Spatial
  • United States  
  • Pacific States  
Language
English
Subject
  • Steamboat lines  
  • Electric railroads  
  • Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul Railway Company  
Genre
  • Maps  
  • Thematic maps  
Rights
No Copyright - United States
Type
Cartographic material  
Repository
Map Library
Local Bib ID
99954922335205899
Collection Title
Railroad Maps
Collection
Railroad Maps
TitleChicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway to Puget Sound, electrified
Alternative TitlePanel title: United States map, the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway to Puget Sound, electrified : the world's longest electrified railroad
CreatorHaynes, Geo. B.  
ScaleScale approximately 1:6,500,000  
Coordinates(W 130°--W 61°/N 53°--N 25°).
Place of PublicationChicago (Ill.)
PublisherPoole Brothers  
Date of Publication1924  
Extent1 map : color
Dimensions43 x 78 cm, on sheet 46 x 82 cm, folded to 23 x 11 cm
Notes
  • Likely published 1924.
  • [As the name implies, the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway was originally confined to operations in several Midwestern states. But in the 1890s an extension to the Pacific was thought necessary to remain competitive with other railroads. This was complete by 1910, and the following decade saw much of the route electrified to reduce operating costs. Both projects required significant capital investment, however, and the company declared bankruptcy in 1925 and reorganized as the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad. This map, published in 1924, is probably one of the last issued by the previous iteration of the "Milwaukee Road." It shows the entire network and its various branches in bold red lines with double tracks noted accordingly. Two large areas along the primary route are noted as being electrified--the longest in the world until the Pennsylvania Railroad transitioned in the 1930s. Competing lines are shown but, inauspiciously, in a muted black. The map also includes two insets--steamship routes across the Atlantic in the lower right and steamship routes to Alaska in the lower left--both of which highlight global accessibility to the railway. The verso of the sheet features numerous photographs, including a bird's eye view of Chicago's new Union Station. A plan of the city is also included alongside an itinerary with written entries detailing a cross-country trip taken in 1925. Sixteen states in total were visited between September and October, making this map a neat relic from a grand adventure undertaken nearly a century ago.]--Edited description of Curtis Wright Maps.
  • 2396-10-24-24-25M.
  • Text, directory of "Travel and information bureaus," illustrations, itinerary, and "Map of Chicago" on verso.
  • Includes insets: Alaska : [steamship routes]-- [Atlantic steamship routes].
  • Copyright, 1924, by Geo. B. Haynes, Chicago.
  • Relief shown by shading and spot heights.
  • Shows stations along the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway. Identifies double track and electrically operated lines. Also shows West Coast shipping lines.
Coverage-Spatial
  • United States  
  • Pacific States  
LanguageEnglish
Subject
  • Steamboat lines  
  • Electric railroads  
  • Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul Railway Company  
Genre
  • Maps  
  • Thematic maps  
RightsNo Copyright - United States
TypeCartographic material  
RepositoryMap Library
Local Bib ID99954922335205899
Collection TitleRailroad Maps
CollectionRailroad Maps

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