Super-railroads for a Dynamic American Economy
Title | Super-railroads for a Dynamic American Economy PDF eBook |
Author | John Walker Barriger |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 108 |
Release | 1956 |
Genre | Railroads |
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Super-railroads for a Dynamic American Economy
Title | Super-railroads for a Dynamic American Economy PDF eBook |
Author | John Walker Barriger |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 91 |
Release | 1956 |
Genre | Railroads |
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John W. Barriger III
Title | John W. Barriger III PDF eBook |
Author | H. Roger Grant |
Publisher | Indiana University Press |
Total Pages | 241 |
Release | 2018-03-14 |
Genre | Transportation |
ISBN | 0253032903 |
“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
Title | Railway Signaling and Communications PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 650 |
Release | 1956 |
Genre | Railroads |
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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
Title | 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 PDF eBook |
Author | United States. Congress. House Interstate and Foreign Commerce |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 2108 |
Release | 1972 |
Genre | |
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The Railroad Retirement System
Title | The Railroad Retirement System PDF eBook |
Author | United States. Commission on Railroad Retirement |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 324 |
Release | 1972 |
Genre | Railroads |
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Hearings, Reports and Prints of the House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce
Title | Hearings, Reports and Prints of the House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce PDF eBook |
Author | United States. Congress. House. Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 1964 |
Release | 1972 |
Genre | Interstate commerce |
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