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For the railfan, you'll receive an insider view of this historically important period and a better understanding of how and why Conrail came into being and what it meant for rail transportation.

* Model Railroad News *

The fact that the book was very hard to put down once you got started with it says something about the author's ability to both enlighten his readers as well as tell a good story.

* Michigan Railfan *

Table of Contents

Foreword by John C. Spychalski
List of Abbreviations
List of Important Names
Introduction
1. The Age of Innocence
2. The Gathering Storm
3. A Time of Waiting
4. The Beginning
5. The Plot Thickens
6. Fear and Exhaustion
7. Detailed Case Preparation
8. The Times That Try Men's Souls
9. The Rail Use Case: Ours and the Government's
10. The Government's Case
11. End Game
Epilogue
Notes

Derailed by Bankruptcy

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      Publisher: Indiana University Press
      Publication Date: 04/01/2016
      ISBN13: 9780253018663, 978-0253018663
      ISBN10: 0253018668
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      Regional / urban economics Trains and railways: general interest

      Description

      Book Synopsis


      Trade Review

      For the railfan, you'll receive an insider view of this historically important period and a better understanding of how and why Conrail came into being and what it meant for rail transportation.

      * Model Railroad News *

      The fact that the book was very hard to put down once you got started with it says something about the author's ability to both enlighten his readers as well as tell a good story.

      * Michigan Railfan *

      Table of Contents

      Foreword by John C. Spychalski
      List of Abbreviations
      List of Important Names
      Introduction
      1. The Age of Innocence
      2. The Gathering Storm
      3. A Time of Waiting
      4. The Beginning
      5. The Plot Thickens
      6. Fear and Exhaustion
      7. Detailed Case Preparation
      8. The Times That Try Men's Souls
      9. The Rail Use Case: Ours and the Government's
      10. The Government's Case
      11. End Game
      Epilogue
      Notes

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