American railroads : decline and renaissance in the twentieth century / Robert E. Gallamore & John R. Meyer.

Format:

• Book

Author/Creator:

• Gallamore, Robert E., author.
• Meyer, John Robert, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• Railroads--United States--History--20th century.
• Railroads and state--United States--History--20th century.
• Railroads and state.
• History.
• Railroads.
• United States.

Physical Description:

xiii, 506 pages ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2014.

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.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

• 9780674725645
• 0674725646

OCLC:

861478393