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Men Who Loved Trains: The Story of Men Who Battled Greed to Save an Ailing Industry

Contributor(s): Loving, Rush (Editor)

ISBN: 9780253220318

Publisher: Indiana University Press

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Pub Date: September 11, 2008

Dewey: B

Lexile Code: 0000

Features: Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Maps, Price on Product, Table of Contents

Target Age Group: 18 to UP

Physical Info: 0.98" H x 9.18" L x 6.34" W ( 1.22 lbs) 384 pages

Series: Railroads Past and Present

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Description: Intrigue, greed, lust for power, boardroom battles, and takeover wars are chronicled in this behind-the-scenes look at the boardroom battles to save American railroads.

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"The Men Who Loved Trains is a riveting morality story of intrigues, boardroom battles, corporate takeovers, and secret cabals aiming for control of a large part of America's transport system. A rare behind-the-scenes story of an epic battle over power and personal gain."--Marshall Loeb, columnist for Dow Jones's MoneyWatch and former editor of Fortune and Money magazines

"The men who loved trains deserve a writer who loves them as well. This excellent book is a perfect match of subject and author."--Carol Loomis, Fortune

"This absorbing book takes you on an entertaining ride through the train wars of the last 30 years. It is filled with intrigue and backbiting in the executive suites and with stories of how the railroaders got away with unbelievable waste--until it all caught up with them."--William Neikirk, Chicago Tribune

"This fascinating volume by Rush Loving details the painful re-shaping process that the railroads in the northeast underwent over the past four decades."--David J. Mrozek, Michigan Railfan, November - December 2008

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