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Book Review: Rock Island Requiem: The Collapse of a Mighty Fine Line
Parts of the Rock Island are still in use by short lines in Oklahoma and Arkansas.
A great read for Rock Island fans and actually those of other Midwest grangers such as the CNW and Milwaukee Road. A lot of dynamics come out in the book of the behind the scenes jockeying during the period that the Rock was in bankruptcy.