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In 1905, a group of railroad promoters unveiled a daring proposal to build an arrow-straight or "air line" railroad between America's two largest cities.  The promoters of the Chicago-New York Electric Air Line railroad confidently proclaimed that their trains would be able to cross the 743 miles in only 10 hours, making them Faster Than The Limiteds.
Little more than a decade later the promotion had collapsed, leaving investors with a network of largely unprofitable interurban trolley lines clustered between Gary and LaPorte, Indiana.  Was the whole promotion a hoax?  Or were the promoters simply too inexperienced or naive?  That is left to the reader to decide.
280 pages; 332 photos; Authors: Dr. Thomas R. Bullard & Mr. William M. Shaptotkin
 

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