| Description |
1 online resource (viii, 334 pages, 17 unnumbered pages plates) : illustrations |
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polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 296-315) and index. |
| Contents |
Public policy: the key to rail passenger renewal -- Building on achievement: a "New Model Railroad" for the Twenty-First Century -- Sidetrack: how the North American passenger renewal got delayed by the stalemate over public enterprise legitimacy -- False starts with high speed: state and provincial efforts to leapfrong Amtrak's and VIA'S perennial problems -- Reinventing Amtrak: the drive for commercial self-sufficiency -- Setting up the new model railroad in North America: bringing passenger trains into a transportation policy for the Twenty-First Century -- Afterword. |
| Summary |
"During the 1990s it became clear that North America was in the middle of a growing transportation crisis. Today the challenge is even more urgent: Gas-guzzling SUVs clog the highways and fuel America's dependence on imported oil. Meanwhile, air travelers face delays, cancellations, and uncertainty about safety. The unprecedented terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, are forcing Americans to search for ways to solve their transportation problems. New Departures: Rethinking Rail Passenger Policy in the Twenty-First Century proposes realistic options for improving intercity passenger trains' capacity to move North Americans where they want to go."--Jacket. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Railroads -- United States -- Passenger traffic.
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Railroads. |
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United States. |
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High speed trains -- Government policy -- United States.
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High speed trains -- Government policy. |
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High speed trains. |
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Transportation, Automotive -- United States.
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Transportation, Automotive. |
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Lobbying -- United States.
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Lobbying. |
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Railroads -- Canada -- Passenger traffic.
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Canada. |
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High speed trains -- Government policy -- Canada.
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Transportation, Automotive -- Canada.
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Lobbying -- Canada.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Perl, Anthony, 1962- New departures. Lexington : University Press of Kentucky, ©2002 0813122112 (DLC) 2001004662 (OCoLC)47718101 |
| ISBN |
0813170486 (electronic book) |
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9780813170480 (electronic book) |
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9780813156613 (e-book) |
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0813156610 (e-book) |
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0813122112 (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
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9780813122113 (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
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