Book ID: CBB287870208

John W. Barriger III: Railroad Legend (2018)

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Grant, H. Roger (Author)


Indiana University Press


Publication Date: 2018
Edition Details: Book Series: Railroads past and present
Physical Details: xiv + 226: illustrations, portraits
Language: English

In John W. Barriger III: Railroad Legend, historian H. Roger Grant details the fascinating life and impact of a transportation tycoon and "doctor of sick railroads." After graduating from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, John W. Barriger III (1899-1976) started his career on the Pennsylvania Railroad as a rodman, shop hand, and then assistant yardmaster. His enthusiasm, tenacity, and lifelong passion for the industry propelled him professionally, culminating in leadership roles at Monon Railroad, Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad, Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad and the Boston and Maine Railroad. His legendary capability to save railroad corporations in peril earned him the nickname "doctor of sick railroads," and his impact was also felt far from the train tracks, as he successfully guided New Deal relief efforts for the Railroad Division of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation during the Depression and served in the Office of Defense Transportation during World War II. Featuring numerous personal photographs and interviews, John W. Barriger III is an intimate account of a railroad magnate and his role in transforming the transportation industry. (Publisher)

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Authors & Contributors
Albalate, Daniel
Reevy, Tony
Waite, Thornton
Rhine, Stan
Susan Major
Hochard, Cécile
Concepts
Railroads
Land transportation
Biographies
Railroads and State
Railroad--employees
Photography of railroads
Time Periods
20th century
19th century
21st century
20th century, late
20th century, early
Places
United States
Great Britain
Western states (U.S.)
Midwestern states (U.S.)
France
Europe
Institutions
United States Railroad Administration
Southern Pacific Railroad Company
New Deal (1933-1939)
Penn Central Transportation Company
Denver and Rio Grande Western Railway Company
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul, and Pacific Railroad Company
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