| Description |
1 online resource (xiii, 506 pages) |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
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. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Railroads -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
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Railroads. |
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United States. |
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History. |
| Chronological Term |
20th century |
| Subject |
Railroads and state -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
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Railroads and state. |
| Chronological Term |
1900 - 1999 |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History.
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Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Meyer, John Robert, author.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Gallamore, Robert E., author. American railroads 9780674725645 (DLC) 2013042025 (OCoLC)861478393 |
| ISBN |
9780674369368 (electronic book) |
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067436936X (electronic book) |
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9780674725645 |
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0674725646 |
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