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100 1 a| Gallamore, Robert E.,e| author.=| ^A1190019;

245 10 a| American railroads :b| decline and renaissance in the twentieth century /c| Robert E. Gallamore & John R. Meyer.;

264 1 a| Cambridge, Massachusetts :b| Harvard University Press,c| 2014.;

300 a| xiii, 506 pages ;c| 25 cm;

336 a| text2| rdacontent;

337 a| unmediated2| rdamedia;

338 a| volume2| rdacarrier;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references and index.;

505 0 a| 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.;

700 1 a| Meyer, John Robert,e| author.=| ^A32046;

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

Author/creator	Gallamore, Robert E. author.
Other author	Meyer, John Robert, author.
Format	Book
Publication	Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2014.
Description	xiii, 506 pages ; 25 cm
Subjects	Railroads--United States. --History. --20th century. Railroads and state--United States. --History. --20th century.

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.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN	2013042025
ISBN	9780674725645
ISBN	0674725646

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