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Title: Western Railroad Gazette (Chicago, Ill. : 1856)

Alternate Title: Railroad Gazette
City: Chicago, Illinois  Country: United States
Frequency: Weekly
Language: English
Notes: As: Western Railroad Gazette (1856-1870)
Railroad Gazette (1870-1908).
Merged with: Railway Age (Chicago, Ill. : 1900), to form: Railroad Age Gazette (New York, N.Y. : 1908).

Available in the following formats/locations:
Format: Online   
Online Collection: Illinois Digital Newspaper Collection  [Freely available online.]
Summary Dates: 1856 – 1870
Detailed Dates: Nov 15, 1856 – Mar 19, 1870  
Web Link: Freely available online.


Format: Online   
Notes: Filed under: Railroad Gazette (New York, N.Y.).
Online Collection: American Periodicals  [Access restricted to UIUC affiliates.]
Summary Dates: 1882 – 1908
Detailed Dates: Jan 6, 1882 – May 29, 1908  


Format: Microfilm   Call Number: FILM625.05RG
Location: History, Philosophy and Newspaper Library. 246 Main Library
Notes: Preservation microfilmed by the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Library as part of the United States Newspaper Program. Incomplete holdings - some issues missing.
Collection: USNP Microfilm
Summary Dates: 1856 – 1870
Detailed Dates: Nov 15, 1856 – Apr 6, 1861  
Jul 5, 1862  
Apr 11, 1963 – Apr 2, 1864  
Mar 21, 1868  
Apr 10, 1869 – Mar 19, 1870  


Format: Print   Call Number: PortfoLio#28
Location: Newspaper Portfolio. Ask staff at HPNL (246 Main Library) for assistance.
Portfolio: 28
Collection: Portfolio 28
Summary Dates: 1863 – 1863
Detailed Dates: Mar 28, 1863  


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