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Genre/Form: | History |
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Material Type: | Internet resource |
Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
All Authors / Contributors: |
H Roger Grant |
ISBN: | 0804723575 9780804723572 |
OCLC Number: | 29791975 |
Description: | ix, 284 pages : illustrations, maps ; 27 cm |
Contents: | 1. Weary Erie, 1832-1937 -- 2. Bankruptcy, Reorganization, and War, 1938-1945 -- 3. Postwar Railroading, 1946-1957 -- 4. Merger, 1958-1960 -- 5. Enter the Erie-Lackawanna Railroad, 1961-1962 -- 6. The William White Revival, 1963-1967 -- 7. Dereco, 1968-1972 -- 8. "Erie Lack-of-Money" and the Coming of Conrail, 1973-1976 -- 9. The Estate, 1977-1992. |
Responsibility: | H. Roger Grant. |
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Table of Contents:
1 Weary Erie, 1832-1937 1 2 Bankruptcy, Reorganization, and War, 1938-1945 20 3 Postwar Railroading, 1946-1957 40 4 Merger, 1958-1960 75 5 Enter the Erie-Lackawanna Railroad, 1961-1962 101 6 The William White Revival, 1963-1967 123 7 Dereco, 1968-1972 155 8 “Erie Lack-of-Money” and the Coming of Conrail, 1973-1976 178 9 The Estate, 1977-1992 210 “Notes” 231 “Selected Books” 271 “Index” 277 MAPS 1 Proposed Merger, 1920’s xiv-xv 2 Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad xvi-xvii 3 Erie Railroad Suburban Lines xviii-xix 4 Erie Lackawanna Railroad, 1974 xx-xxi
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"Not merely a pleasure to read, this is an outstanding study of the railroad industry. ... Grant clearly describes the realities within which railroads operate and to which they must respond."-Choice "The definitive history of the Erie Lackawanna."-Library Journal "Written in a style that pulls the reader along like a Tom Clancy novel, this book offers a management-level view of the failed struggles of two major railroads to survive. Because this was such a crucial era in American railroading, Grant's account offers a useful vantage point from which to view all North American railroads during that period. ... This is an account that pulls no punches."-Railfan and Railroad This important work is based on a mass of new material uncovered by the author, notably extensive oral histories. He skillfully integrates this new information into the story of the Erie Lackawanna's lingering death, filling in a good many gaps and bringing the importance of personalities in the corporate world into play. In the process, he explains the plight of all eastern railroads. Since Grant writes with clarity and flow, the book is a 'good read.'"-James A. Ward, University of Tennessee Read more...


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