Erie Lackawanna

"The definitive history of the Erie Lackawanna."

Autorentext
H.Roger Grant is Professor of History at the University of Akron. He is the author of several books on American history and railroad industry, including, The Corn Belt Route: A History of the Chicago Great Western Railroad Company and We Took the Train.

Klappentext
This 50-year saga of the "Weary Erie" describes in vivid detail the turbulent last decades of a colorful, spunky, and innovative railroad. It also tells us much about what happened to American railroading, during this period: technological change, governmental over-regulation, corporate mergers, union "featherbedding," uneven executive leadership, and changing patterns of travel and business.
The book is illustrated with 45 photographs and drawings and
4 maps.


Zusammenfassung
This text examines the history of one of America's most famous railroads, the Erie, and its successor after 1960, the Erie Lackawanna. It covers the period between the Erie's fourth bankruptcy in the late 1930s, and its final liquidation in 1976.

Inhalt
Preface; 1. Weary Erie, 1832-1937; 2. Bankruptcy, reorganization, and war, 1938-1945; 3. Postwar railroading, 1940-1957; 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; Notes; Selected books; Index.

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