About this Guide
This guide represents a selection of resources available through Northwestern University's Transportation Library. It is not intended to be all-inclusive, but a starting point in helping to guide your research. Please contact a librarian for additional assistance or inquiries about collections, items, or subjects.
Bicycles
Collection Highlight: The Wheel World
The Wheel WorldCall Number: GV1040 .W561"A bicycling and tricycling illustrated magazine of sport" published beginning in 1880
Bicycle Catalogs
The Transportation Library continues to build on its collection of late-19th and early-20th century bicycle catalogs, particularly from Chicago manufacturers. Search for bicycle AND catalog* in the Transportation Library's catalog, then limit to desired dates.
Other Digital Collections
- Atlas of Freight FacilitiesThe Atlas of Freight Facilities, published in 1971, mapped the locations of gas pipelines, petroleum pipelines, electric transmission, motor freight, rail freight, waterborne freight, air freight and other terminals in the Chicago region based on data obtained by the Chicago Area Transportation Study.
- Chicago Region Digital Transportation CollectionThe major transportation agencies of the Chicago region: Pace, RTA, and CTA are represented through annual reports, planning documents, surveys, and other studies in this collection of digitized materials, dating back to 1945.