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Amtrak in the Heartland by Craig Sanders with dust jacket
Amtrak in the Heartland by Craig Sanders with dust jacket 2006 324 pages indexed
Amtrak in the Heartland
Preface and Acknowledgments VII
1. The All-Time Transportation Comeback 1
2. In the Shadows of Titans 16
3. A Tale of Two Trains 36
4. When Tradition and Politics Intervened 55
5. The Hard Luck Floridian 79
6. No Mo' Disappearing Railroad Blues 92
7. The Eagle Has Survived 106
8. The Epitome of Western Travel 122
9. The Everywhere West Train 135
10. Scenery and Social Responsibility 157
11. The Almost Forgotten Corridor 173
12. Michigan's Bootstrap Campaign 193
13. An Uneasy Home in Indiana 211
14. Agony and Ecstasy in the "Can't Lose" Corridors 224
15. Prairie State Populists 241
16. Front Doors and Back Shops 253
Notes 265
Index 313
A complete history of Amtrak operations in the heartland, this volume describes conditions that led to the passage of the Rail Passenger Service Act of 1970, the formation and implementation of Amtrak in 1970-71, and the major factors that have influenced Amtrak operations since its inception. More than 140 illustrations and three maps bring to life the story as told by Sanders.
Each chapter offers a historical perspective of passenger train patterns before Amtrak began and discusses such characteristics as routes and route changes, equipment assignments, levels of service, and types of services offered. The final chapter examines station and shop facilities that Amtrak operated and continues to operate in the heartland to this day. Sanders gives additional attention to the many stations that have been built or rebuilt in larger cities served by Amtrak.
Indispensable to train enthusiasts, Amtrak in the Heartland shows why passenger trains have long fascinated Americans. When it began in 1971, many expected Amtrak to last about three years before going out of existence for lack of business, but the public's continuing support of funding of Amtrak has enabled it and the passenger train to survive despite seemingly insurmountable odds.
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