The History of American Railroads - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The History of American Railroads write by John Brian Hollingsworth. This book was released on 1983. The History of American Railroads available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
The History of American Railroads (No. 06003)
The History of American Railroads (No. 06003) - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The History of American Railroads (No. 06003) write by John Brian Hollingsworth. This book was released on 1984-02. The History of American Railroads (No. 06003) available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The story of the railways of North America is also a history of the development of two great nations: the United States and Canada. The coming of the railroad made the rapid expansion and growth of the two countries possible in the 19th century, and today railroads form a vital network across the continent. By the 1930s railways reached their pinnacle of development: some 15,000 passenger trains departed each day. By the time Amtrak was established in 1971, many famous names like the Super Chief, the Twentieth Century Limited and the California Zephyr had disappeared, perhaps forever. After years of decline, the late 1970s and early 1980s have seen U.S. and Canadian railroads showing signs of recovering, albeit slowly. The book covers the very latest equipment and rolling stock and explains how the consolidation of the railroad companies has made them more efficient.
War History of American Railroads
War History of American Railroads - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook War History of American Railroads write by Walker Downer Hines. This book was released on 1928. War History of American Railroads available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
A History of American Railroads
A History of American Railroads - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook A History of American Railroads write by John F. Stover. This book was released on 1967. A History of American Railroads available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
American Railroads
American Railroads - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook American Railroads write by Robert E. Gallamore. This book was released on 2014-06-17. American Railroads available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Once an icon of American industry, railroads fell into a long decline beginning around the turn of the twentieth century. Overburdened with regulation and often displaced by barge traffic on government-maintained waterways, trucking on interstate highways, and jet aviation, railroads measured their misfortune in lost market share, abandoned track, bankruptcies, and unemployment. Today, however, as Robert Gallamore and John Meyer demonstrate, rail transportation is reviving, rescued by new sources of traffic and advanced technology, as well as less onerous bureaucracy. In 1970, Congress responded to the industry's plight by consolidating most passenger rail service nationwide into Amtrak. But private-sector freight service was left to succeed or fail on its own. The renaissance in freight traffic began in 1980 with the Staggers Rail Act, which allowed railroad companies to contract with customers for services and granted freedom to set most rates based on market supply and demand. Railroads found new business hauling low-sulfur coal and grain long distances in redesigned freight cars, while double-stacked container cars moved a growing volume of both international and domestic goods. Today, trains have smaller crews, operate over better track, and are longer and heavier than ever before. Near the end of the twentieth century, after several difficult but important mergers, privately owned railroads increased their investments in safe, energy-efficient, environmentally friendly freight transportation. American Railroads tells a riveting story about how this crucial U.S. industry managed to turn itself around.
