1880 map of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad.
1880 map of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad.
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This image appears in: Olmanson, Eric D. “Promotion and Transformation of Landscapes along the CB&Q Railroad.” Environment & Society Portal, Virtual Exhibitions 2011, no. 1. Rachel Carson Center for Environment and Society. http://www.environmentandsociety.org/node/2715.
The 1880 map shows Chicago as a crossroads of transportation, with rail lines radiating out in all directions except where Lake Michigan represents its shipping lanes. The map depicts the early heart of the CB&Q, from northern Illinois through southern Iowa and northern Missouri, with Chicago at the center of the map.
—Eric D. Olmanson
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