Southern Railway

Name: Southern Railway
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ISBN: 9780760325452

ISBN-10: 0760325456

ISBN-13: 9780760325452

Edition: 2007 (Revised)

Authors: Tom Murray

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Few railroads are as deeply associated with the regions they serve as the Southern Railway. This illustrated account of the venerable Southern is both the story of the railroads 88-year tenure as the transportation force in the region and a fascinating chapter of Southern history. The Southern Railway--the first major U. S. railroad to completely convert to diesel--eventually incorporated some 150 individual predecessor railroads into its system. Author Tom Murray explores this complex prehistory before examining the Southern's nearly nine decades of freight and passenger service, right up to its 1982 merger with Norfolk & Western to form Norfolk Southern. Financier J. P. Morgan makes…

Book details

List price: $36.95
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: Quarto Publishing Group USA
Publication date: 12/15/2007
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 160
Size: 8.75" wide x 11.00" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 2.090
Language: English



Acknowledgments


Introduction



Southern Railwayrsquo;s Family Tree, 1847-1894



Consolidation and Growth, 1894-1913



The Fairfax Harrison Era, 1913-1937



Surviving Financial Crisis and War, 1937-1952



Setting the Standard for Efficiency, 1952-1967



Southern Railwayrsquo;s Passenger Trains



Adjusting to New Realities, 1967-1982


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