The Rock Island in Minnesota

Grenadier Publications, hardcover with jacket, 192 pages, 8.5 x 11 x 1 in., B&W and Color photographs and illustrations.

This is the ninth Volume in a series of books covering the history of railroads in Minnesota. More than 200 photographs and over a dozen detailed maps make this book a wonderful visual study of the Rock Island in Minnesota.

Contents:

• Introduction, About the Book, pp. 4–6
• The Tinderbox of Midwest Railroading, pp. 7–22
• The Jasper Branch, pp. 23–26
• Worthington to Hardwick, pp. 27–29
• The Germania (Lakota) Branch, pp. 30–34
• The Main Line to the Twin Cities, pp. 35–76
• The Hollandale Branch, pp. 77–82
• Passenger Service, pp. 83–96 and pp. 113–154
• Color Supplement (16 pages of Color photographs), pp. 97–112
• The Final Years, pp. 155–183
• Appendix (RI Mileage and Facilities), pp. 184–192.