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Railroads & Locomotives Railroad Operations Chicago Railroad Fair

Chicago Railroad Fair

By Angela Cotey | November 21, 2017

| Last updated on November 23, 2020

an illustrated red and orange official guide book cover for the chicago railroad fair

Tour the Chicago Railroad Fair through the pages of the 1948 Official Guide Book.

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Read about the Chicago Railroad Fair in “The Last Great Railroad Show,” an article from August 1998 Trains magazine.

Download the story by clicking on the underlined PDF below.

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