American railroads: decline and renaissance in the twentieth century
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2014
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 437-496) and index |
| Physical Description: | XIII, 506 S. Ill., graph. Darst., Kt. 25 cm |
| ISBN: | 9780674725645 |
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CONTENTS
Preface vii
Abbreviations xi
1 The Enduring American Railroads i
2 The Ills of Government Regulation of Rail Rates
and Services 20
3 The Policy Dilemma of Competition and Consolidation 42
4 The Impact of Rival Freight Modes on Railroads 72
5 The Decline of Railway Passenger Service, 1900—1970 100
6 Mergers at Midcentury and the Penn Central Debacle 130
7 Two Railroad Reform and Revitalization Acts and the
Northeast Rail Crisis in the 1970s 159
8 The Brief, Mainly Happy Life of Conrad, 1976-1999 191
9 The Making of the Staggers Rail Act, and Experience
under Deregulation 218
10 How Railroads Got Their Final Sizes and Shapes 257
11 The Enduring Problem of Rail Passenger Service in the
Amtrak Era 312
12 Advancing Technology for American Railroads 343
13 Decline and Renaissance of American Railroads in the
Twentieth Century—Pulling into the Terminal 396
Afterword: Future Policies for US Railroads 426
Notes 437
Acknowledgments 497
Index 499
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