Akron Railroads

by Craig Sanders

Book Overview

In the six decades preceding 1960, Akron's network of railroads had been relatively stable. Then a series of mergers began that year, changing the face of the city's railroad network. By the early 1970s, the industrial base--particularly the rubber industry--that had sustained the region's economy was in decline, and the fortunes of the railroad industry fell with it. The self-described "rubber capital of the world" was hit hard, and the production...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1467117307
• ISBN13: 9781467117302
• Release Date: October 2016
• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.4" x 9.1"