04/09/2026
For generations, seemingly all paths led through Chicago as trains carrying passengers, livestock, and freight crisscrossed the country. Join Geoffrey Baer as he uncovers the clues all around us to railroads of the past, recalls the colorful characters who built them and the unsung workers who toiled on them, and reveals why our current rail system is just as vitalto Chicago’s existence today.
https://youtu.be/RDjhJFPQuN0?si=aljvwwh6FIOXK3hM
