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Railroad mergers and the language of unification
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- Creator
- James B. Burns
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Publication
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- Westport, Conn : Quorum Books, 1998
- Physical Details
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- 220 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- ISBNs
- 9781567201666, 1567201660
- OCLC
- ocm36977282
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [199]-209) and index.
- 1. Introduction -- 2. Legacy of Merger -- 3. The Financial Imbroglio: Impetus for Change -- 4. The Federal Initiative: Tale of Consolidation -- 5. Private Sector Combinations: Assessing Rationalization -- 6. Rise of the Eastern Giants -- 7. Mastodons of the West -- 8. Railroad Holding Companies: Keys to Diversification -- 9. Intermodal Mania -- 10. The New Railroads: Toward the Twenty-first Century -- 11. Conclusion: A Universal Language -- App. A. Maps of Railroad Lines -- App. B. Flow Charts of Railroad Corporate Structures