CONTENTS

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. PREFACE vii
3. CONTENTS ix
4. ILLUSTRATIONS xi
5. I. NEW ENGLAND'S DOMESTIC MERCHANT MARINE 1
6. II. HIGHWAYS AND THEIR HERITAGE 32
7. III. IMPROVED WATERWAYS AND CANALS 60
8. IV. "THE RAILROAD SCHEME" 92
9. V. THE FIRST TRANSECTIONAL RAILROAD 125
10. VI. Α ROUTE TO THE LAKES 158
11. VII. PORTLAND: RIVAL OR SATELLITE 192
12. VIII. NEW YORK CITY AND THE NEW ENGLAND RAILROADS 223
13. IX. REGULATION: TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE 267
14. X. THE RAILROAD CRISIS 320
15. XI. THE BOSTON AND ALBANY RAILROAD 362
16. XII. “THE GREAT BORE” 387
17. XIII. THE FAILURE OF A ROUTE 433
18. XIV. MAINE’S EXPERIMENT WITH GOVERNMENT AID 466
19. XV. BOSTON’S RATES WITH THE WEST 494