Amtrak, America's railroad : transportation's orphan and its struggle for survival /

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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...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Doughty, Geoffrey H. (Autor), Darbee, Jeffrey T. (Autor), Harmon, Eugene E. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Bloomington, Indiana : Indiana University Press, [2021]
Colección:Railroads past and present
Temas:
Amtrak.
Amtrak
Railroads > United States > History.
Railroads and state > United States > History.
Passenger trains > United States > History.
Trains de voyageurs > États-Unis > Histoire.
TRANSPORTATION / Railroads / General
Passenger trains
Railroads
Railroads and state
United States
Electronic books.
e-books.
History
Livres numériques.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • Part One: This Is What We Had
  • Part Two: Creating a New National Network
  • Part Three: Where Do We Go from Here?
  • Part Four: The Road to the Future
  • Epilogue.

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