American railroads

American railroads

by Stover, John F.

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Title Statements

  • Full title :American railroads / John F. Stover.

Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:1997.
  • Edition:2nd ed

Publication Statements

The Physical Object

  • Description:xviii, 306 pages : : illustrations, maps ; : 21 cm.

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:0226776573, 9780226776576, 0226776581, 9780226776583
  • oclc:ocm36214999
  • LC Classification:HE2751
  • Dewey Decimal:385/.0973

Table of Contents

1. "A Perfect System of Roads and Canals" -- 2. First Rails -- 3. Early Maturity: Expansion and War -- 4. The Rails Move West -- 5. Corruption, Discrimination, and Regulation -- 6. Uniformity and Consolidation -- 7. Railroads at War -- 8. Railroads in Decline after World War I -- 9. Troubles in the 1960s and 1970s -- 10. The Staggers Rail Act of 1980 Brings Prosperity and Many Mergers.

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Subjects

Eisenbahn Geschichte History Railroads Railroads -- History. -- United States United States USA

Writers

Stover, John F.

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