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<p class="null1">Rising from the corporate wreckage of the 1970s, when even the nation's largest railroad filed for bankruptcy, American railroads are once again a major part of the global economy. Richard Saunders brings to life this amazing story of revitalization, showing how a combination of creatively structured aid from the public sector and talented private management gave railroads new momentum. By 2002, American railroads carried five times the tonnage they hauled in their former heyday, and they did this with one-tenth of the employees.</p> <p class="null1">How did this revolution happen? Saunders shows how limited, disciplined, and politically risky government intervention stabilized a sinking industry. Whatever their results for other industries, President Carter's deregulation and President Reagan's tax revisions restored the railroads' financial health. Container cars and other new technologies also helped to transform inefficient railroads into vibrant enterprises. Corporate strategies varied on the road to success, and even skilled managers encountered pitfalls, but the railroads' resurgence and growth proved to be unstoppable.</p> <p class="null1">After the merger

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Author

Richard Saunders Jr.; Richard Saunders, AME; Richard Saunders

Publisher

DeKalb, Ill.: Northern Illinois University Press

Published

2003

Language

EN

ISBN

9780875803166

Category

hobbies

Subjects

Social Science, Engineering, History

Rating

4.8 / 5 (12 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14