{"product_id":"main-lines-9780875803166","title":"Main Lines","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe author looks at how a combination of creatively structured aid from the public sector and talented private management brought new life to railroads. By 2002, American railroads carried five times the tonnage they hauled in their former heyday, with one-tenth of the number of employees.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Magisterial in scope and precise in detail, Main Lines makes a significant contribution to modern railroad history and to the history of American business.\"\u003cbr\u003e -Mark Reutter, Editor, Railroad History\u003cbr\u003e \"A superb source of recent US railroad history and a must read for anyone with an interest in the re-birth of the North American railroad industry.\"—Michigan Railfan\u003cbr\u003e  \"An extraordinarily detailed and insightful look at the complex and profound reconfiguration of American railroads... this work is likely to remain the standard account of how the modern rail system came into being for some time to come.\"—Indiana Magazine of History\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eTable of Contents\u003cbr\u003e List of Maps \u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments \u003cbr\u003e Abbreviations \u003cbr\u003e 1. Journey to the Point of No Return \u003cbr\u003e 2. The Northeastern Railroad Crisis, 1970–1973 \u003cbr\u003e 3. The Coming of Conrail, 1973–1976 \u003cbr\u003e 4. The Revolution Begins, 1976–1980 \u003cbr\u003e 5. Death, Life, and the Staggers Act, 1975–1981 \u003cbr\u003e 6. The Revolution is Consolidated, 1981–1991 \u003cbr\u003e 7. The Era of the Super Seven, 1980–1995: East \u003cbr\u003e 8. The Era of the Super Seven, 1980–1995: West \u003cbr\u003e 9. The Era of the Super Seven, 1980–1995: Midcontinent \u003cbr\u003e 10. New Colossi of the West, 1990–1997 \u003cbr\u003e 11. North America's Final Six, 1996–2000 \u003cbr\u003e 12. Into the Twenty-First Century \u003cbr\u003e Notes \u003cbr\u003e Works Cited \u003cbr\u003e Index\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cornell University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49406418092375,"sku":"9780875803166","price":45.9,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780875803166.jpg?v=1730495727","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/main-lines-9780875803166","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}