The Illinois Central Railroad (ICRR) operated approximately 600 miles of mainline track throughout the Commonwealth of Kentucky; stretching from the Mississippi River to the central part of the state. In addition to Louisville; the states largest city; the ICRR also served dozens of small towns. Kentuckys economy was built around coal mining and farming; and the ICRR played a major role in both industries. ICRRs coal trains served as a conveyor for Kentucky coal moving to Midwest factories; and the road hauled a wide variety of agricultural products; including tobacco; grain; and fresh fruit. No mention of the ICRR would be complete without discussing the fleet of fast passenger trains that whisked Kentucky residents to and from distant cities. To maintain the locomotives that hauled all these trains the ICRR operated one of the nations largest locomotive repair shops in Paducah.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Great book for auto industry loversBy MichwakeI bought this for my boyfriend who works for Chrysler. He loves everything about cars. He was very excited and didnt know this book even existed. He has seen the ones on the history of Detroit or other cities but not the cars.3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. A pictorial history of the creation of Americas first automotive proving grounds.By Ken ZinoThe move from street testing to dedicated facilities for automobiles took place in the early decades of the last century. Because of what could be the first recall in the industry - copper cooled Chevrolets without radiators in 1923 - General Motors established its Milford. Michigan. proving grounds in 1924 and set about to standardize the testing of vehicles under controlled conditions. work that is still done there. Packard followed in 1927. as did Studebaker. It took Ford Motor a decade more to catch up with what is now standard practice.As part of whats called the "Images of America" series of books from Arcadia Publishing. TheDetroitBureau senior editor Mike Davis has culled images from many sources. predominately the National Automotive Historical Collection (NAHC) at the Detroit Public library. and come up with Detroit Area Test Tracks.This 128-page pictorial history of engineering laboratories -- commonly called test tracks -- has just gone on sale. It is a quick. easy read. and the photos are vivid reminders of the integral role that the automobile and automobility has played in American life.Its also a modest celebration of the can-do pioneering engineering spirit that made the United States the "Arsenal of Democracy" during WW2 (another Davis book) and the industrial power it still is. albeit a waning one. today.Not only were new methods in road construction required for the test tracks; also created were the tests themselves. their instrumentation. data recording methods and analytical techniques. Results were shared between companies at meetings of the nascent Society of Automotive Engineers. which played a key role in developing badly needed engineering standards. More details and discussion at the .com edition of AutoInformed.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Good read for detroit area industry buffsBy Adrian In FloridaVery interesting read. A lot of history on Chelsea. Milford and Deaborn. A few lesser known tracks missing (DANA track in Ottawa Lake)
