Railroads of Meridian

Name: Railroads of Meridian
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ISBN: 9780253005922

ISBN-10: 0253005922

ISBN-13: 9780253005922

Edition: 2012

Authors: J. Parker Lamb, David Price, David Bridges

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This generously illustrated narrative follows the evolution of dozens of separate railroads in the Meridian, Mississippi, area from the destruction of the town's rail facilities in the 1850s through the current era of large-scale consolidation. Presently, there are only seven mega-size rail systems in the United States, three of which serve Meridian, making it an important junction on one of the nation's four major transcontinental routes. The recent creation of a nationally prominent high-speed freight line between Meridian and Shreveport, the "Meridian Speedway," has allowed the Union Pacific, Kansas City Southern, and Norfolk Southern railroads to offer the shortest rail route across the…

Book details

List price: $45.00
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Publication date: 7/5/2012
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 176
Size: 9.00" wide x 11.00" long x 0.80" tall
Weight: 2.046
Language: English

J. Parker Lamb, Professor Emeritus at the University of Texas, is author of six books, including Perfecting the American Steam Locomotive (IUP, 2003) and Evolution of the American Diesel Locomotive (IUP, 2007).