Research Catalog

Title

The Great Northern Railway : a history / Ralph W. Hidy [and others].

Publication

Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, 2004.

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Additional Authors

Hidy, Ralph W. (Ralph Willard), 1905-1977.

Description

xv, 360 pages : illustrations, maps; 21 x 28 cm

Summary

"The first part of the book (1856-1916) examines the railway's early strategies and philosophy, relations with employees, and vigorous campaigns to develop the service area. The second part (1916-1970) offers an assessment of a dramatic period of transition for the railroad - international conflicts, the Great Depression, the rise of motor vehicles, increasing labor costs, and stronger unions." "Illustrated with more than two hundred maps, period photographs, and drawings, the volume also includes appendixes listing the original tracklaying history, track removals, ruling grades on main freight routes, and main line ruling grades from Minneapolis to Seattle."--BOOK JACKET.

Subject

• Great Northern Railway Company (U.S.) History

Note

• Originally published: Boston, Mass. : Harvard Business School Press, c1988.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 329-347) and index.

Contents

Preface / Alfred D. Chandler, Jr. -- Pt. I. 1856 to 1916 -- 1. The First Ten Miles -- 2. Frustrated by Finance -- 3. Growing Pains -- 4. Northern Pacific Interlude -- 5. Legislation and Litigation -- 6. The Associates Gain Control -- 7. The Manitoba -- 8. Consolidations and Adjustments -- 9. From Butte to Buffalo -- 10. Tensions in Finance -- 11. On to Puget Sound -- 12. Creating an Empire -- 13. Developing the Northwest -- 14. Men and Mallets -- 15. Locals, Limiteds, and Liners -- 16. Corporate Structure and Finance -- 17. "Leading the Band" -- Pt. II. 1916 to 1970 -- 18. World War I and the USRA -- 19. Of Good News and Bad -- 20. Polishing the Operation -- 21. Passenger Business and Change -- 22. Expansion and Development -- 23. An Attempted Merger -- 24. Corporate Health -- 25. The Tangled Ways of Finance -- 26. Traffic and Profits in Adversity -- 27. The Pressures of War - Again -- 28. Labor-Management Relations in Depression and War -- 29. Prosperity Under Stress -- 30. John Budd and a Changing Environment -- 31. Labor Tensions and Personnel Policies -- 32. Economic Development Programs -- 33. SD45s and Univac III -- 34. "No Sacred Cows - or Goats" -- 35. The Last Spike is Never Driven -- App. A. Original Track-laying Record -- App. B. Track Removals -- App. C. Great Northern Railway: Ruling Grades on Main Freight Routes -- App. D. Northern Pacific: Main Line Ruling Grades Minneapolis - Seattle.

ISBN

0816644292 (pb : alk. paper)

LCCN

2003026564

OCLC

• ocm54885353
• SCSB-5069281

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries