Fear of a foreign railroad: Transnationalism, trainspace, and (im)mobility in the Chicago suburbs

Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 593-608

  Cidell, Julie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Freight; Mobilities; North America; Railroads; Transnationalism; Transport

Indexed keywords

FREIGHT TRANSPORT; MOBILITY; RAILWAY TRANSPORT; TRAFFIC CONGESTION; TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT; TRAIN; TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE; TRANSPORTATION MODE;

CHICAGO; ILLINOIS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84866002159     PISSN: 00202754     EISSN: 14755661     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-5661.2011.00491.x     Document Type: Article

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