Twilight Rails
University of Minnesota Press (Verlag)
978-0-8166-6562-4 (ISBN)
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By the start of the twentieth century railroads crisscrossed the nation, yet there were still those who believed that the railroad network in the United States was far from complete. Residents of small towns lacking rail access lobbied hard for steam and electric roads to serve their communities, and investors eagerly started new ventures that would fill the gaps in the railway map. While some of these roads enjoyed a degree of success, most of them were financial flops even before the rise of the highway system made them obsolete. In Twilight Rails, H. Roger Grant—one of the leading railroad historians working today—documents the stories of eight Midwestern carriers that appeared at the end of the railroad building craze. When historians have reflected on these “twilight” carriers, they have suggested that they were relevant only as examples of unwise business ventures. Grant finds that even the weakest railroads were important to the communities they served; the arrival of the railroad was cause for great celebration as residents were finally connected to the outside world. A railroad’s construction pumped money into local economies, farmers and manufacturers gained access to better markets, and the excitement generated by a new line often increased land values and inspired expansion of local businesses. Even the least financially successful carriers, Grant argues, managed to significantly improve their local economies. This thorough and highly accessible history provides a fascinating look at the motivations, accomplishments, and failures of the twilight carriers, granting a new breath of life to this neglected aspect of American railway history.
H. Roger Grant is the Kathryn and Calhoun Lemon Professor of History at Clemson University and the author of numerous books on railroad history, including Erie Lackawanna: The Death of an American Railroad, 1938–1992; “Follow the Flag”: A History of the Wabash Railroad Company; and The North Western: A History of the Chicago & North Western Railway System.
Preface, Acknowledgements, Introduction: Twilight Rails, 1. A Road with a Bright Future: Akron, Canton & Youngstown Railroad, 2. Crazy Willie & Dandy Molly: Creston, Winterset & Des Moines Railroad, 3. The Handy Lines: Detroit, Bay City & Western Railroad and Port Huron & Detroit Railroad, 4. Luce Line: Electric Short Line Railway and Minnesota Western Railroad, 5. Ettrick & Nothing: Ettrick & Northern Railroad, 6. The Rockford Route: Illinois, Iowa & Minnesota Railway and Chicago, Milwaukee & Gary Railway, 7. Ozark Short Line: Missouri, Arkansas & Gulf Railroad, 8. The Arnica Salve Line: St. Joseph Valley Railway, Epilogue: Legacy of Twilight Rails, Notes, Index
Erscheint lt. Verlag | 18.5.2010 |
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Verlagsort | Minnesota |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 178 x 254 mm |
Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik ► Regional- / Landesgeschichte |
Natur / Technik ► Fahrzeuge / Flugzeuge / Schiffe ► Schienenfahrzeuge | |
Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte | |
ISBN-10 | 0-8166-6562-1 / 0816665621 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-8166-6562-4 / 9780816665624 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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