Discover the story of Amtrak, America's Railroad, 50 years in the making. In 1971, in an effort to rescue essential freight railroads, the US government founded Amtrak. In the post-World War II era, aviation and highway development had become the focus of government policy in America. As rail passenger services declined in number and in quality, they were simultaneously driving many railroads toward bankruptcy. Amtrak was intended to be the solution. In Amtrak, America's Railroad: Transportation's Orphan and Its Struggle for Survival, Geoffrey H. Doughty, Jeffrey T. Darbee, and Eugene E. Harmon explore the fascinating history of this popular institution and tell a tale of a company hindered by its flawed origin and uneven quality of leadership, subjected to political gamesmanship and favoritism, and mired in a perpetual philosophical debate about whether it is a business or a public service. Featuring interviews with former Amtrak presidents, the authors examine the current problems and issues facing Amtrak and their proposed solutions. Created in the absence of a comprehensive national transportation policy, Amtrak manages to survive despite inherent flaws due to the public's persistent loyalty. Amtrak, America's Railroad is essential reading for those who hope to see another fifty years of America's railroad passenger service, whether they be patrons, commuters, legislators, regulators, and anyone interested in railroads and transportation history.

Amtrak, America's Railroad: Transportation's Orphan and Its Struggle for Survival (Railroads Past and Present)

History

DOUGHTY, Geoffrey H.

Darbee, Jeffrey T.

Harmon, Eugene E.

Americas

Indiana University Press

Volume 2 (of 3). "In the Sixties, the once mighty NHRR had fallen on hard times with its day-to-day continued operation often being questioned. New power, new service ideas and many other changes to its traditional operation enabled the road to limp forward, all illustrated in full color in this new book."

New Haven in Color, Vol. 2: The Struggle for Survival

Morning Sun Books

128 all color pages, 8.5x11", cloth with dust jacket. "The period following the abandonment of the Shore Line in July 1955 to the termination of all services in January 1963 are examined in this new book. This final volume also looks at the politics and mistakes that brought an end to America's favorite interurban."

Chicago, North Shore & Milwaukee in Color, Vol. 2: Point of No Return

128 all color pages, 8.5x11", cloth with dust jacket. "Geoff Doughty has a wonderful narrative to accompany what is chiefly the vintage (late 1940s!) work of well known traction photographer Sandy Goodrick."

Chicago South Shore & South Bend in Color, Vol. 2

History of New York's trains - 1948-1967

New York Central's Great Steel Fleet 1948-1967

Crafts, Hobbies & Home

Crafts & Hobbies

T L C Pub

In thus thoroughly revised and expanded second edition, the author chronicles the glory years of one of America's finest railroad passenger operations. With engaging text and virtually all-new photographs, the book tells the engaging history of the postwar renaissance and ultimate twilight of the Great Steel Fleet. To and from Chicago, St. Louis, Boston, Buffalo, Cincinnati, Detroit, New York and in between, the NYC carried passengers with outstanding service and state-of-the-art equipment. With equipment rosters. Illustrated throughout with black and white photos, a color section, and schematic diagrams of the cars. 154 pages.

New York Central System: New York Central's Great Steel Fleet 1948-1967

Engineering & Transportation

Transportation

Tlc Pub Inc

The great stations and terminals built by the New York Central Railroad during the first half of the century became indexes of corporate and civic pride, with the Great Steel Fleet sparing no expenses to infuse art, style, and function into celebrated designs like Manhattan's Grand Central Station. An engaging text incorporates a gallery of interior and exterior photography to examine the terminals which the New York Central built in major cities like New York, Boston, Chicago, St. Louis, Cleveland, and Cincinnati, as well as along intermediate stops such as Albany. The author also examines the effect of the New York Central's stunning announcement in 1956 that it would sell off 406 stations across its 10,000-mile system.

New York Central's Stations and Terminals

The story of how New England's "little giant" managed to order a fleet of streamline passenger cars and locomotives in the midst of the Great Depression and WWII. Doughty recounts how the company's management financed its acquisitions and turned the railroad around. He also tells the fascinating story of how the railroad under Howard Palmer, in the middle of WWII, prepared for the postwar period with passenger car and traffic research, revealing for the first time unpublished drawings, designs, and artistic renderings depicting the plans and dreams for the future.

New Haven Railroad's Streamline Passenger Fleet, 1934-1953

TLC Publishing

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