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International rail road guide of the Great Central Route

great central railway (u.s.)·tunis, w. e.

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Shows railroad lines in the north-central and northeastern United States connecting with the Michigan Central and New York Central Railroads.

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great central railway (u.s.), tunis, w. e.. 1855. International rail road guide of the Great Central Route. https://www.loc.gov/item/98688671/

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