4. Straight Lines and Crooked Rates

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. List of Maps, Figures, and Tables ix
4. Introduction 1
5. 1. The Urban Origins of the American Railroad 11
6. 2. Tracks in the Streets 40
7. 3. The Rise and Fall of the B&O Note 63
8. 4. Straight Lines and Crooked Rates 88
9. 5. The Smoking, Puffing Locomotive 110
10. 6. Privatizing the B&O 132
11. 7. The Railroad Unbound and the City Contained 163
12. 8. The Great Strike 197
13. Conclusion 217
14. Acknowledgments 223
15. Appendix: The Board of Directors during the Stockholder Revolt 227
16. Abbreviations in the Notes 231
17. Notes 233
18. Index 301