Author | : Robert E. Gallamore |
File Size | : 48,5 Mb |
Publisher | : Harvard University Press |
Language | : English |
Release Date | : 17 June 2014 |
ISBN | : 9780674725645 |
Pages | : 523 pages |
American Railroads by Robert E. Gallamore Book PDF Summary
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.