Book ID: CBB985006895

John H. Burdakin and the Grand Trunk Western Railroad (2017)

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Sharp, Mary (Author)
Beier, Frederick J. (Author)


Michigan State University Press


Publication Date: 2017
Physical Details: xxv + 109
Language: English

John H. Burdakin and the Grand Trunk Western Railroad provides a look at the principles and personal values that guided John H. Burdakin through a long, successful career as a top manager at three railroads—the Pennsylvania, the Penn Central, and finally the Grand Trunk Western, where he was president of the regional carrier from 1974 to 1986. The book, written from interviews with Burdakin before his death in 2014, gives real-life examples of how Burdakin’s management principles and personal qualities helped him solve labor- management problems, update railroad technology, protect worker safety, and improve employee morale while managing a four thousand–person workforce. It introduces colorful characters who were involved in American railroads, as well as the serious, life-threatening issues that confronted railroads in the last half of the twentieth century in America. This book will provide insights for managers of any business as well as for those seeking to balance a successful career and a rewarding home life.

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Authors & Contributors
Hofsommer, Don L.
Cupper, Dan
Graydon M. Meints
Holland, Kevin J.
Sander, Kathleen Waters
Lewis, Howard H.
Concepts
Railroads
Management; administration
Land transportation
Biographies
Business history
Railroad station managers
Time Periods
20th century
19th century
21st century
20th century, early
Places
United States
Michigan (U.S.)
Canada
Upper Peninsula (Mich.)
Great Britain
Institutions
Grand Trunk Western Railway Company
Penn Central Transportation Company
Pennsylvania Railroad
Reading Railroad
Lake Superior & Ishpeming Railroad Company
BNSF Railway
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