{"product_id":"indianapolis-union-and-belt-railroads-hardback-9780253025227","title":"Indianapolis Union and Belt Railroads (Hardback) 9780253025227","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eIndianapolis Union and Belt Railroads\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJeffrey T. Darbee (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780253025227\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 21 August 2017\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e242 pages, 120 b\u0026amp;w illus., 5 maps\u003cbr\u003e20.3 x 25.4 x 1.6 cm, 0.885 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A good history book explains why things are the way they are. This is a great history book, neatly telling the value of railroads in the development of the United States as well as in Indianapolis. Footnotes and bibliography combined with maps and ephemera and photos of everything from track construction to buildings to locomotives make it of interest to architects and engineers as well as rail fans and Hoosier history buffs. It's a super tour guide, too.\"—Cynthia L. Ogorek, \u003ci\u003ecoauthor of The Chicago \u0026amp; Western Indiana Railroad\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"An interesting history not only of these two railroads but how they ultimately served as a model for the many other belt railroads . . . [The book discusses] how and why railroads transformed Indianapolis into a major city; in fact, the largest U.S. city not on navigable water.\"—Tom Hoback, \u003ci\u003eOwner, Indiana Rail Road Company\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Darbee's highly readable text shows how the IU made possible the first great big-city union station. . . . You don't have to be a Hoosier to fall under the city's spell, thanks in part to a generous mix of first-rate photos and maps.\"—\u003ci\u003eClassic Trains\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"You don't have to be a Hoosier to fall under the city's spell, thanks in part to a generous mix of first-rate photos and maps.\"—\u003ci\u003eClassic Trains\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"In this exceptional volume, historian Jeffrey Darbee traces the development of rail transportation in the city of Indianapolis from its beginning in 1847 to the present.\"—\u003ci\u003eThe Michigan Railfan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn an era dominated by huge railroad corporations, \u003ci\u003eIndianapolis Union and Belt Railroads\u003c\/i\u003e reveals the important role two small railroad companies had on development and progress in the Hoosier State. After Indianapolis was founded in 1821, early settlers struggled to move people and goods to and from the city, with no water transport nearby and inadequate road systems around the state. But in 1847, the Madison \u0026amp; Indianapolis Railroad connected the new capital city to the Ohio River and kicked off a railroad and transportation boom. Over the next seven decades, the Indiana railroad map expanded in all directions, and Indianapolis became a rail transport hub, dubbing itself the \"Railroad City.\" Though the Pennsylvania and the New York Central Railroads traditionally dominated the Midwest and Northeast and operated the majority of rail routes radiating from Indianapolis, these companies could not have succeeded without the two small railroads that connected them. \u003cbr\u003e In the downtown area, the Indianapolis Union Railway was less than 2 miles long, and out at the edge of town the Belt Railroad was only a little over 14 miles. Though small in size, the Union and the Belt had an outsized impact, both on the city's rail network and on the city itself. It played an important role both in maximizing the efficiency and value of the city's railroad freight and passenger services and in helping to shape the urban form of Indianapolis in ways that remain visible today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e 1. Early Indianapolis: Settling \"The West\"\u003cbr\u003e 2. The Railroad Arrives: A New Travel Technology\u003cbr\u003e 3. The Union\u003cbr\u003e 4. The Belt: Another New Idea\u003cbr\u003e 5. The City and Its Railroads\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Indiana University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52525044138264,"sku":"9780253025227","price":23.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/indianapolis-union-and-belt-railroads-hardback-9780253025227","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}