Author: John Walker BarrigerPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 108
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Super-railroads for a Dynamic American Economy
Author: John Walker BarrigerPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 108
Book Description
Super-railroads for a Dynamic American Economy
Author: John Walker BarrigerPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 91
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John W. Barriger III
Author: H. Roger GrantPublisher: Indiana University Press
ISBN: 0253032903
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 241
Book Description
“Readers will find in his biography an extraordinary tale of the travails of twentieth-century railroading through the career of this one man.” —The Annals of Iowa After graduating from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, John W. Barriger III (1899–1976) started his career on the Pennsylvania Railroad as a rodman, shop hand, and then assistant yardmaster. His enthusiasm, tenacity, and lifelong passion for the industry propelled him professionally, culminating in leadership roles at Monon Railroad, Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad, Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad and the Boston and Maine Railroad. His legendary capability to save railroad corporations in peril earned him the nickname “doctor of sick railroads,” and his impact was also felt far from the train tracks, as he successfully guided New Deal relief efforts for the Railroad Division of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation during the Depression and served in the Office of Defense Transportation during World War II. Featuring numerous personal photographs and interviews, John W. Barriger III is an intimate account of a railroad magnate and his role in transforming the transportation industry. “Thanks to Roger Grant’s latest book, Barriger and his amazing legacy endures, waiting to be rediscovered by a new generation of readers. Trust me, you’ll learn a lot.” —Classic Trains “H. Roger Grant’s biography, John W. Barriger III, offers a new and much needed perspective on this prominent individual. Grant brings together an overview of Barriger’s career developments with an appropriate balance of insights into his early life and introduction to railroads.” —Journal of Transport History
Railway Signaling and Communications
Author: The Railroad Retirement System; Economic Analysis of the Future Outlook for the Railroad Industry and Its Ability to Support the System ... Volume 1-3. 92-2, December 1972
Author: United States. Congress. House Interstate and Foreign CommercePublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 2108
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The Railroad Retirement System
Author: United States. Commission on Railroad RetirementPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 324
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Hearings, Reports and Prints of the House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Interstate and Foreign CommercePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Interstate commerce
Languages : en
Pages : 1964
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Railroad Mergers and Abandonments
Author: Michael ConantPublisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 228
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The Station Agent and the American Railroad Experience
Author: H. Roger GrantPublisher: Indiana University Press
ISBN: 0253064368
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
Before the widespread popularity of automobiles, buses, and trucks, freight and passenger trains bound the nation together. The Station Agent and the American Railroad Experience explores the role of local frontline workers that kept the country's vast rail network running. Virtually every community with a railroad connection had a depot and an agent. These men and occasionally women became the official representatives of their companies and were highly respected. They met the public when they sold tickets, planned travel itineraries, and reported freight and express shipments. Additionally, their first-hand knowledge of Morse code made them the most informed in town. But as times changed, so did the role of, and the need for, the station agent. Beautifully illustrated with dozens of vintage photographs, The Station Agent and the American Railroad Experience, brings back to life the day-to-day experience of the station agent and captures the evolution of railroad operations as technology advanced.
Study of Federal Aid to Rail Transportation
Author: United States. Department of TransportationPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Federal aid to transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 498
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