Machines: An Illustrated History by Sigvard Strandh (review)
Richard S. Hartenberg · Technology and Culture · 1981
At first glance, Chicago Transit appears to be a standard railfan chronicle: eleven inches high, lavish with large photographs and railway insignia, and wrapped in a jacket that promises both "nostalgia and historical detail." In fact, the book lacks both the nostalgic feel and the type of historical detail most commonly found in buff books: depictions of color schemes, timetables, and photographs of specialized vehicles used for salting streets or delivering mail. Instead of concentrating on vehicles and track, David M. Young tells the story of the corporations and public authorities that have run transit in Chicago for the last century and a half.