Union Pacific: The Reconfiguration: America's Greatest Railroad from 1969 to the Present
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| Rating | : | 4.64 (723 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0195369890 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 520 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-03-20 |
| Language | : | English |
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how a company was transformed I was a senior executive for Norfolk Southern, but worked for other railroads, DOT, Amtrak. Been around the block. For NS, did mergers among other things. Knew virtually all of the players in this book, as well as the events that transformed the UP, and the railroad industry. While I might quibble with a few things, Klein has fairly captured an era that saved an industry. A must read for anyone interested in transportation or business in gen. Ringo 5"Interesting, if you were there." according to Ringo 52Interesting, if you were there. This is the third book in the series, and I did not read the earlier two volumes. However, I have had a professional association with the Union Pacific Railroad for over 30 years and I personally know or knew many of the principals; so I found this well-written book to be very interesting and it brought back a lot of memories. However without that context, I could see how some may find this volume to be somewhat dry and filled with no longer. . This is the third book in the series, and I did not read the earlier two volumes. However, I have had a professional association with the Union Pacific Railroad for over Interesting, if you were there. This is the third book in the series, and I did not read the earlier two volumes. However, I have had a professional association with the Union Pacific Railroad for over 30 years and I personally know or knew many of the principals; so I found this well-written book to be very interesting and it brought back a lot of memories. However without that context, I could see how some may find this volume to be somewhat dry and filled with no longer. 0 years and I personally know or knew many of the principals; so I found this well-written book to be very interesting and it brought back a lot of memories. However without that context, I could see how some may find this volume to be somewhat dry and filled with no longer. Interesting, if you were there. This is the third book in the series, and I did not read the earlier two volumes. However, I have had a professional association with the Union Pacific Railroad for over 30 years and I personally know or knew many of the principals; so I found this well-written book to be very interesting and it brought back a lot of memories. However without that context, I could see how some may find this volume to be somewhat dry and filled with no longer. said Interesting, if you were there.. This is the third book in the series, and I did not read the earlier two volumes. However, I have had a professional association with the Union Pacific Railroad for over Interesting, if you were there. This is the third book in the series, and I did not read the earlier two volumes. However, I have had a professional association with the Union Pacific Railroad for over 30 years and I personally know or knew many of the principals; so I found this well-written book to be very interesting and it brought back a lot of memories. However without that context, I could see how some may find this volume to be somewhat dry and filled with no longer. 0 years and I personally know or knew many of the principals; so I found this well-written book to be very interesting and it brought back a lot of memories. However without that context, I could see how some may find this volume to be somewhat dry and filled with no longer. Union Pacific - The Reconfiguration TaurusUP This is an excellent end to Maury Klein's UP Trilogy. The previous two books were both excellent and great to read for someone who has had an abiding interest in the railroad for many years. But for me, this one describes so well how the railroad navigated its way from a through carrier to be a network and, once again, the premier US railroad. If I had a grumble about this book (and it's not a big one), the occasional organization chart woul
Klein has written thoroughly researched and scrupulously objective biographies of the previously much maligned Jay Gould and E.H. "Mr. Now he has published the third and final volume of his magisterial history of the Union Pacific railroad, taking the company from 1969 to the present day." --Wall Street Journal"Klein's lively yet comprehensive business history is highly recommended for all readers interested in business or railroads." -- Library Journal"One of the great contributions to railroad history is complete again with this wonderful account of Union Pacific since 1969Personalities drive this story, and Klein's access to most of the participants, and his eye for human detail, make the book vivid." -- Trains Magazine
The book follows the trajectory of an icon of the industrial age trying to negotiate its way in a post-railway world, plagued by setbacks such as labor disputes, aging infrastructure, government de-regulation, ill-fated mergers, and more. Praised by the Chicago Tribune as "thoroughly and compellingly detailed history," Volumes I and II of Maury Klein's monumental history of the Union Pacific Railroad covered the years from 1863-1969. Now the third and final volume brings the story of the Union Pacific--the oldest, largest, and most successful railroad of modern times--fully up
Maury Klein is Professor of History Emeritus, University of Rhode Island and the author of many books, including The Power Makers.