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A railroad manifesto : fifty short articles on railroad economics, operations, and management / Thomas F. Erickson, Jr.
Lippincott Library HE1031 .E75 2011
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Erickson, Thomas F. (Thomas Franklin), 1918-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Railroads--Economic aspects--United States.
- Railroads.
- Railroads--Freight--United States.
- Railroads--Freight.
- Railroads--Economic aspects.
- United States.
- Railroads--United States--Finance.
- Finance.
- Railroads--United States--Management.
- Management.
- Physical Description:
- xi, 262 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham : University Press of America, [2011]
- Summary:
- A Railroad Manifesto is an easy-to-read primer on rail system operations, finances, and commercial activities. It emphasizes the interdependency of these three areas while also acting as a catalyst for the discussion of improving rail prospects overall. A Railroad Manifesto is written in a conversational tone and in bite-sized pieces in an attempt to make the "dismal science" of economics approachable and interesting for multiple audiences. This book particularly strives to reach the rail fan who may not have academic credentials but does have an insatiable curiosity about the industry. Students of railroad operations as well as urban planners, rail senior management, and transportation professionals will also find Erickson's compelling research and unique observations of considerable interest. Above all, Erickson argues that railroad specialists and their often narrow viewpoints have had a negative impact upon the railroad industry. A Railroad Manifesto stresses the need for the involvement of generalists in railroad operations, since generalists tend to be more versatile than specialists in dealing with uncontrollable processes. Book jacket.
- Contents:
- Articles
- Ruts 1
- Unsteady-state 3
- Complexity 5
- Agenda 7
- Poseur 9
- Optima 11
- If ... 13
- Formul'e 15
- User Fees 17
- Rate-making-I 19
- Rate-making-II 21
- Cost of Capital 23
- Filler 25
- Short-hauls 27
- Mergers 29
- Scale, Scope, Valence, and Recombination 31
- Search Image 33
- Hassle 35
- Deferrals 37
- Guns and Butter 39
- In Praise of the Boxcar 41
- Series versus Parallel 43
- Information 45
- Communication 47
- Horseshoe 49
- Solicitation 51
- Parable 53
- Hijacked 55
- Power 57
- Wyckoff's World 59
- Customers 61
- Arrogance 63
- Capillaries 65
- Intermediaries 67
- Rainbow 69
- Games 71
- Razor 73
- Efficiency 75
- Articles (continued)
- Bottleneck 77
- Shared Use 79
- Passengers 81
- Rail Barons 83
- Construction Aid 85
- Public versus Private 87
- Network Expansion 89
- Railroad Ouija 91
- Four-hour Interchanging Relays 93
- Declaration of Interdependence 96
- Nexus 98
- Riddle 100.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 244-253) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780761855026
- 0761855025
- OCLC:
- 713189136
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