Book ID: CBB826505315

My life with trains: memoir of a railroader (2017)

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McClellan, Jim (Author)


Indiana University Press


Publication Date: 2017
Edition Details: Book Series: Railroads, Past and Present
Physical Details: 321
Language: English

Named one of the "75 People You Should Know" by Trains Magazine, Jim McClellan was a railroading legend and one of the railroad industry’s titans. An iconic and innovative executive, McClellan participated in the creation of both Amtrak and Conrail and worked for the Norfolk Southern, the New York Central, US Railway Association, and the Federal Railroad Administration. My Life with Trains combines a world-class photographer’s love of railroading with the insights of a government and railroad official. The book provides a short historical overview of the changes in the industry, recounts McClellan’s experience at various railroads, and offers personal reflections on a lifetime of working with and chasing trains. Expertly detailed with over 250 stunning color photographs, My Life with Trains covers sixty years as observed by a legendary railroad strategist.

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Authors & Contributors
Hofsommer, Don L.
Grant, H. Roger
Reevy, Tony
Holland, Kevin J.
Russell, Jason
Sander, Kathleen Waters
Concepts
Railroads
Land transportation
Management; administration
Biographies
Business history
Photography of railroads
Time Periods
20th century
19th century
21st century
20th century, late
20th century, early
Places
United States
Canada
Western states (U.S.)
Midwestern states (U.S.)
Great Britain
Institutions
Penn Central Transportation Company
Grand Trunk Western Railway Company
Canadian National Railways
Southern Pacific Railroad Company
BNSF Railway
Railroad Development Corporation
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