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The short line across the continent. : Map of the great central route between the Atlantic and Pacific : Michigan Central and Great Western Railways
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New map of the Chicago and Northwestern Railway : full and correct time cards of the trans-continental route
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General map of the Pennsylvania Railroad and its connections
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Across the American continent via the great Rock Island route, from Australia, China and Japan to Europe
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Image of a map centered on the continents of North and South America showing the Great Rock Island railroad route of the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific Railroad and related steamship lines to Europe and Asia, with a second map, above, of the railroad route from San Francisco, California, to Chicago, Illinois, and mileage statistics printed in right margin; map verso contains panels with fold-up map covers, promotional descriptions and timetables of the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific Railroad, with a vignette of a railroad bridge over the Mississippi River connecting Rock Island, Illinois, and Davenport, Iowa, and a vignette of the exterior of the Grand Pacific Hotel in Chicago.
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Map of the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway and Its Connections
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