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German Columbus (Hardcover)
Jeffrey T. Darbee, Nancy A Recchie
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Discovery Miles 6 530
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Discover the story of Amtrak, America's Railroad, 50 years in the
making. In 1971, in an effort to rescue essential freight
railroads, the US government founded Amtrak. In the post-World War
II era, aviation and highway development had become the focus of
government policy in America. As rail passenger services declined
in number and in quality, they were simultaneously driving many
railroads toward bankruptcy. Amtrak was intended to be the
solution. In Amtrak, America's Railroad: Transportation's Orphan
and Its Struggle for Survival, Geoffrey H. Doughty, Jeffrey T.
Darbee, and Eugene E. Harmon explore the fascinating history of
this popular institution and tell a tale of a company hindered by
its flawed origin and uneven quality of leadership, subjected to
political gamesmanship and favoritism, and mired in a perpetual
philosophical debate about whether it is a business or a public
service. Featuring interviews with former Amtrak presidents, the
authors examine the current problems and issues facing Amtrak and
their proposed solutions. Created in the absence of a comprehensive
national transportation policy, Amtrak manages to survive despite
inherent flaws due to the public's persistent loyalty. Amtrak,
America's Railroad is essential reading for those who hope to see
another fifty years of America's railroad passenger service,
whether they be patrons, commuters, legislators, regulators, and
anyone interested in railroads and transportation history.
In an era dominated by huge railroad corporations, Indianapolis
Union and Belt Railroads reveals the important role two small
railroad companies had on development and progress in the Hoosier
State. After Indianapolis was founded in 1821, early settlers
struggled to move people and goods to and from the city, with no
water transport nearby and inadequate road systems around the
state. But in 1847, the Madison & Indianapolis Railroad
connected the new capital city to the Ohio River and kicked off a
railroad and transportation boom. Over the next seven decades, the
Indiana railroad map expanded in all directions, and Indianapolis
became a rail transport hub, dubbing itself the "Railroad City."
Though the Pennsylvania and the New York Central Railroads
traditionally dominated the Midwest and Northeast and operated the
majority of rail routes radiating from Indianapolis, these
companies could not have succeeded without the two small railroads
that connected them. In the downtown area, the Indianapolis Union
Railway was less than 2 miles long, and out at the edge of town the
Belt Railroad was only a little over 14 miles. Though small in
size, the Union and the Belt had an outsized impact, both on the
city's rail network and on the city itself. It played an important
role both in maximizing the efficiency and value of the city's
railroad freight and passenger services and in helping to shape the
urban form of Indianapolis in ways that remain visible today.
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