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American Railroads
Decline and Renaissance in the Twentieth Century
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Robert E. Gallamore
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English
Published/Copyright:
2014
About this book
Overregulated and displaced by barges, trucks, and jet aviation, railroads fell into decline. Their misfortune was measured in lost market share, abandoned track, bankruptcies, and unemployment. Today, rail transportation is reviving. American Railroads tells a riveting story about how this iconic industry managed to turn itself around.
Author / Editor information
Gallamore Robert E. :
Robert E. Gallamore is Adjunct Professor in Rail Management at Michigan State University.Meyer John R. :
John R. Meyer was James W. Harpel Professor of Capital Formation, Emeritus, at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.
Reviews
Detailed, sophisticated, occasionally technical, and provocative, [Gallamore and Meyer’s] book provides a superb and often fascinating analysis of the economics, technological change, and the impact of public policy on an iconic American industry… Gallamore and Meyer have thrown down the gauntlet to policymakers. The burden may well now be on them to demonstrate, through a careful analysis of costs and benefits, that regulation of passenger and/or freight railroads is in the public interest.
-- Glenn C. Altschuler Philadelphia Inquirer
-- Glenn C. Altschuler Philadelphia Inquirer
A comprehensive account… American Railroads is a readable history with a focus on freight rail.
-- Daniel Machalaba Wall Street Journal
-- Daniel Machalaba Wall Street Journal
This book is a readable and provocative economic and business history of American railroads over the twentieth century. It draws together the themes of infrastructure development, regulation, stagnation and financial crisis, deregulation, and finally revitalization. It is a fascinating and instructive tale, very well told.
-- Porter K. Wheeler, Transportation Policy Consultant, and former Manager of P3 Projects, Maryland Transportation Authority
-- Porter K. Wheeler, Transportation Policy Consultant, and former Manager of P3 Projects, Maryland Transportation Authority
A remarkable book and an exceptional resource for a variety of constituencies in the transportation field.
-- Joseph M. Sussman, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
-- Joseph M. Sussman, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Pages and Images/Illustrations in book
eBook published on:
June 17, 2014
eBook ISBN:
9780674369368
Edition:
Pilot project, eBook available to selected US libraries only
Pages and Images/Illustrations in book
Main content:
523
Other:
15 halftones, 14 line illustrations, 14 maps
eBook ISBN:
9780674369368
Audience(s) for this book
College/higher education;Professional and scholarly;General/trade;
