Location: Ridge Historical Society, 10621 S. Seeley Ave.

Join David M. Young, author of several books about Chicago's transportation systems, for a presentation on the history of the Metra Rock Island District rail line. Refreshments will be served.

Young, the former transportation editor at the Chicago Tribune, states in his book, Chicago Transit: An Illustrated History, "Because of railroads, Chicago grew from a minor lake port to the largest city in the U. S. interior within about half a century." One of the railroads that contributed to Chicago