The Indiana Rail Road Company: America's New Regional Railroad (Railroads Past and Present)
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| Rating | : | 4.52 (585 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0253346924 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 272 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-11-25 |
| Language | : | English |
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Michael B. Hayes Jr. said Five Stars. Great book, well written. Its time for an updated copy
All in all, a very interesting presentation." —The Michigan Railfan (The Michigan Railfan) . The final chapter follows an average 'day in the life' of the INRD."Originally published in 2006, this fascinating story by Christopher Rund has been brought up to date to commemorate the Indiana Rail Road's 25th anniversary. The next four chapters cover the creation of the new railroad and the various growing pains and successes it had in its first 20 years of existence. The first five chapters provide a good history of the rail line—from inception in the late nin
Christopher Rund chronicles the development of the company from its origins as part of America’s first land grant railroad, the Illinois Central, through the political and financial juggling required by entrepreneur Tom Hoback to purchase the line when it fell into disrepair. The book also touches on a variety of subtopics, significantly the application of new technologies to manage costs and improve productivity. The Indiana Rail Road Company pioneered the most significant of these in the United States.. It draws together a historical perspective, as well as a detailed narrative of the business aspects of rehabilitating the rail line and transforming it into a profitable enterprise. The Indiana Rail Road Company is an extraordinary success story among the scores of independent short line and regional railroads spawned in the wake of railroad deregulation. The company was reborn as a robust, profitable carrier and has become a new model for the American regional railroad.The Indiana Rail Road Company is unique among chronicles of these small railroads
He began working with the senior management of The Indiana Rail Road Company in 1998 and co-authored a feature on the railroad’s technological innovations for Trains Magazine in 2001. He works as creative director for the Bloomington office of Hirons & Company and lives in Bloomington, Indiana.. Christopher Rund is a senior marketing communications writer with a lifelong interest in railroading and t