American Railroads: Decline and Renaissance in the Twentieth Century

by Robert E. Gallamore and John R. Meyer

Book Overview

Once an icon of American industry, railroads fell into a long decline beginning around the turn of the twentieth century. Overburdened with regulation and often displaced by barge traffic on government-maintained waterways, trucking on interstate highways, and jet aviation, railroads measured their misfortune in lost market share, abandoned track, bankruptcies, and unemployment. Today, however, as Robert Gallamore and John Meyer demonstrate, rail...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674970799
• ISBN13: 9780674970793
• Release Date: November 2016
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 528 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.2" x 9.2"