Author: United States. Federal Railroad AdministrationPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
Five-year Strategic Plan for Railroad Research, Development, and Demonstrations
Author: United States. Federal Railroad AdministrationPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
A Five-year Market Forecast for Commuter Railroad Cars
Author: United States. Business and Defense Services AdministrationPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Railroad passenger cars
Languages : en
Pages : 34
Book Description
New Haven Passenger Trains
Author: Peter E. LynchPublisher:
ISBN: 9781610604550
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 176
Book Description
Bulletin
Author: National Association of Credit Men (U.S.)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1054
Book Description
New Haven Railroad in the McGinnis Era
Author: Marc J. FrattasioPublisher:
ISBN: 9780965904063
Category : Railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
The New Haven Railroad, though relatively small in size, was an operation that truly had it all. The New Havens 225 mile-long Shore Line Route main line linked Boston and New York City while its many branches served, southern New England, in its day one of the most densely populated and heavily industrialized regions of the United States. To satisfy the broad service requirements of its territory, the New Haven maintained a diversity of passenger and freight equipment completely out of proportion to its size. The New Haven was one of the few railroads that could boast of having operated steam, diesel, and electric locomotives simultaneously - during the modern era.Although the New Haven was always an interesting railroad, it took on a larger than life character after Patrick B. McGinnis became its president on April 14th, 1954. Unquestionably the most outspoken and controversial railroad executive of his time, McGinnis believed that the ailing railroad industrys greatest handicap was its lack of modern thinking and that his ideas - if universally adopted - could lead the railroads into the future. McGinnis used the New Haven as a laboratory to test his many bold ideas for revitalizing the railroad industry. As a result of his experiments and flair for publicity, the New Haven remained fixed in the public spotlight throughout the 22 months of his administration as no other railroad has ever been.With the help of over 500 illustrations, author Marc Frattasio tells the full story of the New Haven Railroad under Patrick McGinnis from the bitter battle to wrest the railroad away from Frederic C. Dumaine Jr. through the financial chicanery and turmoil that ultimately forced McGinnis to step down. In between the details of experiments with high speed passenger trains, the colorful corporate image and architectural design programs, new locomotives and equipment, the commuter insurrection, efforts to merge the New Haven with the Boston & Maine, the hurricanes and floods of 1954 and 1955, the General Motors Plan, and many other interesting but little known aspects of the railroad in the McGinnis era are revealed.Additionally, the events of the McGinnis era are framed within the broader context of the New Havens overall history and a survey is provided of Patrick McGinnis tumultuous careers on the Norfolk Southern, the Central of Georgia, and the Boston & Maine railroads.
The Manual of Statistics
Author: Report.- v.2. Maps, tables and diagrams
Author: Fay, Spofford, and ThorndikePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Canada
Languages : en
Pages : 696
Book Description
The New Werner Twentieth Century Edition of the Encyclopaedia Britannica
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Encyclopedias and dictionaries
Languages : en
Pages : 736
Book Description
Railroads
Author: William Zebina RipleyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 668
Book Description
Author: Day Otis Kellogg