Interurban collection, 1941-1973.

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Interurban collection, 1941-1973.

Contains 14 bulletins (nos. 100-113) issued by Central Electric Railfans' Association covering the electric railways of Iowa, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, Ohio, and Pennsylvania. Photocopies of clippings are from the Muncie star and the Chicago tribune (on the Indiana Railroad and Chicago South Shore Line). The itinerary was for a weekend of riding on Iowa's last electric railway (Aug. 12-13, 1967) and the map was entitled A comprehensive map of interurban lines. Also included are issues of the Canadian rail (nos. 140-207) published between 1963 and 1969 and publications of the Canadian Rail Transportation Museum and Canadian Railroad Historical Association. The remaining publications are the electric interurban railways in America / George W. Hilton and John F. Due, Electric railroads of Indiana / Jerry Marlette, and Railroad magazine (vol. 61, no. 1, June 1953). One ticket and several brochures related to electric interurban railways in America constitute the rest of the collection.

5 boxes (2 linear ft.)bulletins 14 items.paper clippings 2 folders.itinerary 1 item.map 1 item.publications 5 items.brochures 2 folders.

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Central Electric Railfans' Association

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Canadian Railroad Historical Association

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Marlette, Jerry

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Hilton, George Woodman

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