Twilight Rails: The Final Era of Railroad Building in the Midwest by H. Roger Grant

Published by the University of Minnesota Press, Twilight Rails, takes us through the history of the twilight railroad network built across the Midwest during the early 1900s. The author, H. Roger Grant states: "Prior to all-weather roads and the triumph of internal combustion vehicles, railroads were magic carpets that bound localities and the nation." Read about the decline and fall of the twilight carriers in American railway history.