Originally printed in 1854 by the Democratic Press Steam Print company of Chicago, this 55-page booklet contains extensive documentation on the formation of the Joliet and Northern Indiana Railroad Company, its predecessor, the Oswego and Indiana Plank Road Company and its acquisition by the Michigan Central Railroad Company.

This line, which became the Michigan Central's “Joliet cutoff,” was eventually deemed redundant and mostly abandoned. Today, a significant portion exists as the Old Plank Road Trail.

This historically significant 4-inch by 7-inch booklet has been out of print for over 150 years. For this reason, the Blackhawk Chapter has reproduced this booklet in a larger 8 1/2-inch by 11-inch size and has made it available for purchase.

This spiral-bound book is priced at $15 and can be purchased at:

• any Blackhawk Chapter monthly meeting
  7:30 PM on the 1st Friday of the month (except July and August)
  Gladys Fox Museum
  9th Street and Washington Street
  Lockport, Illinois
  
  
• any swap meet or train show attended by the Blackhawk Chapter.
  See the Schedule for our next appearance.