Twilight Rails

THE FINAL ERA OF RAILROAD BUILDING IN THE MIDWEST

A stately text design that illuminates the final chapter of midwest railroad building.

By the start of the twentieth century railroads crisscrossed the nation, yet there were still those who believed that the railroad network in the United States was far from complete. Residents of small towns lacking rail access lobbied hard for steam and electric roads to serve their communities, and investors eagerly started new ventures that would fill the gaps in the railway map. While some of these roads enjoyed a degree of success, most of them were financial flops even before the rise of the highway system made them obsolete.

CLIENT University of Minnesota Press

PROJECT TYPE Text design, book

DIMENSIONS 7.25″ x 10.25″

PAGE COUNT 296

DATE OF PUBLICATION May 2010

TEXT DESIGN Chris Long

PRODUCTION Chris Long

TYPEFACES Verlag, Mercury

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