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American railroads : decline and renaissance in the twentieth century

Title
American railroads : decline and renaissance in the twentieth century / Robert E. Gallamore & John R. Meyer.
Author
Gallamore, Robert E.
Publication
Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2014.

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Additional Authors
Meyer, John Robert
Description
xiii, 506 pages; 25 cm
Subjects
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
The enduring American railroads -- The ills of government regulation of rail rates and services -- The policy dilemma of competition and consolidation -- The impact of rival freight modes on railroads -- The decline of railway passenger service, 1900/1970 -- Mergers at mid-century and the Penn Central debacle -- The RRR and RRRR Acts and Northeast rail reorganization -- The brief, mainly happy life of Conrail, 1976/1999 -- The Staggers Rail Act and railroad experience under deregulation -- How railroads got their final sizes and shapes -- The enduring problem of rail passenger service in the Amtrak era -- Advancing technology for enduring railroads -- Decline and renaissance of American railroads in the twentieth century; pulling into the terminal.
Call Number
JBE 18-349
ISBN
  • 9780674725645
  • 0674725646
LCCN
2013042025
OCLC
861478393
Author
Gallamore, Robert E., author.
Title
American railroads : decline and renaissance in the twentieth century / Robert E. Gallamore & John R. Meyer.
Publisher
Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2014.
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Added Author
Meyer, John Robert, author.
Research Call Number
JBE 18-349
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