American Railroads : Decline and Renaissance in the Twentieth Century
Robert E. Gallamore
Bok Engelsk 2014 · Electronic books.
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| Utgitt | Cambridge : : Harvard University Press, , 2014.
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| Omfang | 1 online resource (523 p.)
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| Opplysninger | Description based upon print version of record.. - ""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Abbreviations""; ""1. The Enduring American Railroads""; ""2. The Ills of Government Regulation of Rail Rates and Services""; ""3. The Policy Dilemma of Competition and Consolidation""; ""4. The Impact of Rival Freight Modes on Railroads""; ""5. The Decline of Railway Passenger Service, 1900�1970""; ""6. Mergers at Midcentury and the Penn Central Debacle""; ""7. Two Railroad Reform and Revitalization Acts and the Northeast Rail Crisis in the 1970s""; ""8. The Brief, Mainly Happy Life of Conrail, 1976�1999"". - ""9. The Making of the Staggers Rail Act, and Experience under Deregulation""""10. How Railroads Got Their Final Sizes and Shapes""; ""11. The Enduring Problem of Rail Passenger Service in the Amtrak Era""; ""12. Advancing Technology for American Railroads""; ""13. Decline and Renaissance of American Railroads in the Twentieth Century�Pulling into the Terminal""; ""Afterword: Future Policies for US Railroads""; ""Notes""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Index""
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| Geografisk emneord | USA : HUME01695
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| ISBN | 9780674725645
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