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- Railroads of Meridian
- Book
- 2012
- Published by: Indiana University Press
- Series: Railroads Past and Present
summary
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 continent for Asia-US-Europe transportation.
Table of Contents
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- INTRODUCTION
- pp. 1-4
- 1 ANTEBELLUM BEGINNINGS
- pp. 5-14
- 2 A NEW START
- pp. 15-26
- 3 A NEW CENTURY
- pp. 27-38
- 4 ENTREPRENEUR EXTRAORDINAIRE
- pp. 39-54
- 5 ROLLER-COASTER RIDE
- pp. 55-68
- 6 A TUMULTUOUS DECADE
- pp. 69-82
- 7 COMING OF AGE
- pp. 83-98
- 8 POSTWAR METAMORPHOSIS
- pp. 99-122
- 9 MORE CHANGES
- pp. 123-140
- 10 ANOTHER RENAISSANCE
- pp. 141-148
- REFERENCES
- pp. 153-154
Additional Information
ISBN
9780253005960
Related ISBN(s)
9780253005922
MARC Record
OCLC
795895462
Pages
176
Launched on MUSE
2012-09-04
Language
English
Open Access
No