Railroads

Industries

The original capital-markets industry: land grants, over-building, bankruptcy, consolidation, and eventually durable pricing power.

7 books

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  1. RailroadedRichard White, 2011
  2. The Men Who Loved TrainsRush Loving Jr., 2006
  3. American Railroads: Decline and Renaissance in the Twentieth CenturyRobert E. Gallamore, John R. Meyer, 2014

Books 7

Railroaded
T1 Railroaded
Richard White · 2011 · The transcontinentals as financially unsound political creations.
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The Wreck of the Penn Central
T2 The Wreck of the Penn Central
Joseph R. Daughen, Peter Binzen · 1971 · The largest US bankruptcy of its era and a merger-integration failure.
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Nothing Like It in the World
T2 Nothing Like It in the World
Stephen E. Ambrose · 2000
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The Great Railroad Revolution
T2 The Great Railroad Revolution
Christian Wolmar · 2012
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Empire Express
T3 Empire Express
David Haward Bain · 1999
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The Men Who Loved Trains
T3 The Men Who Loved Trains
Rush Loving Jr. · 2006 · Conrail, deregulation and the industry's return to profit.
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American Railroads: Decline and Renaissance
T3 American Railroads: Decline and Renaissance in the Twentieth Century
Robert E. Gallamore, John R. Meyer · 2014 · The economics of Staggers Act deregulation.
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