{"id":3393,"date":"2023-10-30T22:20:03","date_gmt":"2023-10-31T03:20:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rlhs.org\/WP\/?page_id=3393"},"modified":"2023-11-01T09:16:14","modified_gmt":"2023-11-01T14:16:14","slug":"2020-bill-leistko","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/rlhs.org\/WP\/2020-bill-leistko\/","title":{"rendered":"2020: Bill Leistko"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span>The 2020 David P. Morgan Article Award goes to the three-part<\/span><span>\u00a0<\/span><span>series, \u201cSilvis Shops,\u201d authored by Bill Leistiko and published in <em>Remember the Rock<\/em> Vol. 12, Nos. 1 and 2 (2018); Vol. 12, Nos. 3 and 4 (2018); and Vol. 13, Nos. 1 and 2 (2019).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Leisitko\u2019s articles illustrate every aspect of outstanding railroad history by providing a comprehensive overview of the rise and life of one of the most important shops on the Chicago, Rock Island &amp; Pacific Railroad. The story begins with the \u201cWhy\u201d and the \u201cWhere\u201d of the Silvis Shops, exploring why this location was selected and the steps the railroad took to procure the original site.\u00a0<\/span>It then moves on to e<span>xplain how the shops were built and the equipment the company installed and used.\u00a0<\/span><span>The third and final installment in the<\/span><span> story is a wonderful social history of the shops and the people who made it all work. From the early search for land to the purchase of Sears homes by railroad employees, Leistiko brings the vibrant history of Silvis Shops to life, both the big picture and many telling details. His articles contain a wealth of visual aids, including photographs of industrial equipment and the workers who used it.\u00a0In describing the rich history of these shops and the men and women of Silvis, the author weaves together a fascinating and readable story.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 2020 David P. Morgan Article Award goes to the three-part\u00a0series, \u201cSilvis Shops,\u201d authored by Bill Leistiko and published in Remember the Rock Vol. 12, Nos. 1 and 2 (2018); Vol. 12, Nos. 3 and 4 (2018); and Vol. 13, Nos. 1 and 2 (2019). Leisitko\u2019s articles illustrate every aspect [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":344,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-3393","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/rlhs.org\/WP\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3393","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/rlhs.org\/WP\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/rlhs.org\/WP\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rlhs.org\/WP\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rlhs.org\/WP\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3393"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/rlhs.org\/WP\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3393\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3394,"href":"https:\/\/rlhs.org\/WP\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3393\/revisions\/3394"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rlhs.org\/WP\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/344"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rlhs.org\/WP\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3393"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}