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The station agent and the American railroad experience

Title
The station agent and the American railroad experience / H. Roger Grant.
Author
Grant, H. Roger, 1943-
Publication
Bloomington, Indiana : Indiana University Press, [2022]

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Description
xv, 207 pages : illustrations (black and white); 24 cm.
Summary
"Before the widespread popularity of automobiles, buses, and trucks, freight and passenger trains bound the nation together. The Station Agent and the American Railroad Experience explores the role of local frontline workers that kept the country's vast rail network running. Virtually everywhere with a railroad connection had a depot and an agent. These men and occasionally women became were the official representatives of their companies and were highly respected in their communities. They met the public when they sold tickets, planned travel itineraries, and reported freight and express shipments. Additionally, their first-hand knowledge of Morse code made them the most informed in town. But as times changed, so did the role of, and the need for, the station agent. Beautifully illustrated with dozens of vintage photographs, The Station Agent and the American Railroad Experience, brings back to life the day-to-day experience of the station agent and captures the evolution of railroad operations through as technology advanced"--
Series Statement
Railroads past and present
Uniform Title
Railroads past and present
Subject
  • Railroad station managers > United States > History
  • Railroad travel > United States > History
  • Railroads > United States > History
  • Railroad station managers
  • Railroad travel
  • Railroads
  • United States
Genre/Form
History
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Formative Years -- Maturity: Essentials -- Maturity: Complexities -- Decline -- Legacy.
ISBN
  • 9780253064349
  • 0253064341
  • 9780253064356 (canceled/invalid)
LCCN
2022021485
OCLC
  • on1292971839
  • 1292971839
  • SCSB-14327696
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library