Railroads and the American People

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R AILROADS AND THE AMERICAN PEOPLE
Railroads Past & Present George M. Smerk, Editor A list of books in the series appears at the end of this volume. Indiana University Press Bloomington & Indianapolis H. ROGER GRANT RAILROADS  AND THE
AMERICAN PEOPLE  This book is a publication of Indiana University Press 601 North Morton Street Bloomington, Indiana 47404-3797 USA iupress.indiana.edu Telephone orders 800-842-6796 Fax orders 812-855-7931© 2012 by H. Roger Grant All rights reserved No part of this book may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher. The Association of American University Presses’ Resolution on Permissions constitutes the only exception to this prohibition. The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of the American National Standard for Information Sciences–Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, ANSI Z39.48-1992. Manufactured in the United States of America Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Grant, H. Roger, [date] Railroads and the American people / H. Roger Grant. p. cm.–(Railroads past and present) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-253-00633-2 (cl : alk. paper)–ISBN 978-0-253-00637-0 (eb) 1. Railroads–United States–History–19th century. 2. Railroads–United States–History–20th century. 3. Railroad travel–United States–History–19th century. 4. Railroad travel–United States–History–20th century. I. Title. TF23.G677 2012 385.0973–dc23 2012008227 1 2 3 4 5 17 16 15 14 13 12
For my father, HARRY R. GRANT (1900–1944)
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