02165nam 2200529 a 450 991077839490332120230617005450.00-8166-9683-70-8166-4498-5(CKB)1000000000479473(EBL)316706(OCoLC)567829809(SSID)ssj0000172962(PQKBManifestationID)11167368(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000172962(PQKBWorkID)10162060(PQKB)10212276(MiAaPQ)EBC316706(MdBmJHUP)muse39271(Au-PeEL)EBL316706(CaPaEBR)ebr10194313(CaONFJC)MIL522378(OCoLC)437191449(EXLCZ)99100000000047947320050223d2005 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe hook & eye[electronic resource] a history of the Iowa Central Railway /Don L. HofsommerMinneapolis, MN University of Minnesota Pressc20051 online resource (171 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-8166-4497-7 Includes bibliographical references (p. 139-145) and index.Contents; Preface; Acronyms and Shortened Names; 1. Urban Mercantilism; 2. Iowa Central Railroad: Great Plans, Grand Failure; 3. Eldora Railroad & Coal Company; 4. Iowa River Railway; 5. Central Railroad Company of Iowa; 6. The Tangled Ways of Finance; 7.The Hook & Eye; 8. Iowa Central Railway; 9. Enter the Twentieth Century; Epilogue; Notes; Bibliography; IndexAnalyzing the origins, growth, and eventual dismantling of the Iowa Central Railway, Don L. Hofsommer examines how this "plain vanilla" railway was an example of the life cycle of the American railroad industry. Drawing the story from station records, ann385/.09777/09034Hofsommer Donovan L1522629MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910778394903321The hook & eye3827897UNINA