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The small Nebraska town of Fairbury was the headquarters of the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad's Western Division, which spanned hundreds of miles from the Missouri River to the Colorado Rockies. From the second floor of the large 1914 depot, dispatchers controlled train movements across this territory. For many Rock Island workers, the road up the corporate ladder included a stint at Fairbury. Including the depot, division and roundhouse operations, the Rock Island at its peak employed about 600 people at Fairbury. The city remained an important point on the Rock Island line until the railroad's demise in 1980. After sitting vacant for several years, the landmark depot serves as a historical museum and is undergoing a full restoration.
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- PublisherSouth Platte Press
- Publication date1999
- ISBN 10 0942035526
- ISBN 13 9780942035520
- BindingPaperback
- Edition number1
- Number of pages80
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Rock Island Town: Fairbury, Nebraska: Western Division
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Rock Island Town Fairbury, Nebraska: Western Division
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Book Description Softcover. Condition: New. Rock Island Town Fairbury, Nebraska: Western Division by Michael M. Bartels Fairbury, Nebraska was once the headquarters of the Rock Island's Western Division spanning hundreds of miles of territory from the Missouri River to Colorado Rockies. At its peak the Rock Island employed 600 men and women there. Fairbury had a large combination depot with division offices, a large roundhouse and was a crew-change point on the Rocky Mountain Rocket route between Council Bluffs, Iowa and Phillipsburg, Kansas. The depot has been restored and is now a museum. The history of the Rock Island in Fairbury is presented with many B&W photographs, maps and diagrams. Contents: Acknowledgements, pp. 3-4, Window on the World, pp. 5-6, Trails to Rails, pp. 7-16, The Fairbury Depot, pp. 17-24, Train Time, pp. 25-32, Community Ties, pp. 33-42, Rockets and Rebirth, pp. 43-50, Diesels and Decline, pp. 51-62, Death of a Railroad, pp. 63-72, Landmark Reborn, pp. 73-78, Bibliography, pp. 79-80, About the Author, pg. 80. South Platte Press, softcover, 80 pages, 9.5 x 8.5 x .25 in., B&W photographs. Seller Inventory # spp520
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