American railroads : decline and renaissance in the twentieth century /

"Once an icon of American industry, railroads fell into a long decline beginning around the turn of the twentieth century. Overburdened with regulation and often displaced by barge traffic on government-maintained waterways, trucking on interstate highways, and jet aviation, railroads measured...

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Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Authors: Gallamore, Robert E. (Author), Meyer, John Robert (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2014.
Subjects:
1900-1999
Railroads > United States > History > 20th century.
Railroads and state > United States > History > 20th century.
TRANSPORTATION > Railroads > Pictorial.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Economic Policy.
Railroads
Railroads and state
Eisenbahn
United States
USA
History
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