The Fallen Colossus
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| Rating | : | 4.48 (781 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1893122883 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 388 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2018-02-23 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
A Detailed History The Fallen Colossus is, on the surface, the story of the failure of the Penn Central Railroad. Sobel, however, takes great pains to chronicle the development of transportation in America. Starting with the the very begining of freight and passenger transit by roads and turnpikes, through the canal era, he ulitmately provides a thorough treatment of the eastern lines (and even a bit beyond when he discusses the impact of air and highway transport on the rail industry). The book is, at times, tedious . KCB said Outstanding railroad history book!. This is a very well written book that covers a lot of aspects of the downfall of railroading in general that ultimately led to the demise of the Penn-Central. I am very impressed with this book and level of information it contains. I have over 100 railroad history books and this is in the top 10. I say that as it is very enjoyable to read, well written and contains tons of pertinent information. I highly recommend this book!
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The Penn Central debacle has much to teach investors, businessmen, and financiers about giant corporations caught in economic recessions or industries suffering a slow decline.
. An award-winning professor of Business History at Hofstra Uniiversity, Sobel is also a popular columnist for Barron's. Robert Sobel (New York, NY) is a noted financial historian, columnist, and author of numerous books