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1 online resource |
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Railroads past and present |
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Railroads past and present.
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| Contents |
Cover; RIDING the RAILS; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Prologue; 1 The Making of a Railroader; 2 Breaking In, Breaking Bones; 3 The Apprentice; 4 Blue Streak Nights; 5 A Railroad of My Own; 6 My Time in Purgatory; 7 The Big Texas Thicket; 8 The Merger That Wasn't; 9 The Fight for Santa Fe Southern Pacific; 10 Just a Railroad Again; 11 Santa Fe's Grand Finale; 12 The Tumultuous Birth of BNSF; 13 We Become Our Own Railroad; 14 Building the Super Railroad; Epilogue |
| Summary |
When Robert D. Krebs joined the ranks of Southern Pacific Railroad in 1966, the industry had been in decline for decades, and the future of trains was in peril. Despite these obstacles, Krebs fell in love with the rugged, competitive business of railroads and was determined to overcome its resistance to change and put rail transportation back on track. By the age of 40, Krebs was president of the Southern Pacific Railroad and went on to lead both the Santa Fe Railway and Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway companies. Riding the Rails: Inside the Business of America's Railroads details Krebs's rise to a position of influence in the recovery of America's railroads and offers a unique insider's view into the boardrooms where executives and businessmen reimagined transportation in the United States |
| Notes |
Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher |
| Subject |
Krebs, Robert D., 1942-
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Southern Pacific Railroad Company.
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Southern Pacific Railroad Company fast |
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Executives -- United States -- Biography
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Railroads -- United States -- Management
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Railroads and state -- United States.
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- General.
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TRANSPORTATION -- Railroads -- Pictorial.
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Executives
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Railroads and state
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Railroads -- Management
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United States
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2017027384 |
| ISBN |
9780253031877 |
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0253031877 |
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