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Great Railroad War, The Rudolph Daniels United States Railway Operations WWI
Great Railroad War, The by Rudolph L. Daniels United States Railway Operations WWI
The Great Railroad War
United States Railway Operations During Worl War I
Rudolph L. Daniels, Ph.D.
Soft Cover
151 Pages
Copyright 2017
Contents
Foreword
BY FRANK N. WILNERVii
Introductionix
1"This is a Railroad War!"1
2The USRA: Unrestrained for Victory!24
3To France: "The Yanks Are Coming"54
4In Russia: "Walking on Eggs Loaded with Dynamite"90
5"In the Public Interest"115
6Return to a New Railroad "Normalcy"131
Notes136
Bibliography143
Postscript & Acknowledgements149
World War I was the first worldwide conflict of its kind, requiring mass mobilizations at unrivaled levels. Tasked to move troops, equipment ammunition and supplies around the clock.
American railroads were pushed to the precipice of failure. Despite the difficulties, American railroads and railroaders had a profound impact on the war effort. This book is the story of the unpreparedness of the railroads for an unprecedented war, the 1918 government takeover to ensure safety and peak operating efficiency, and the subsequent relinquishment of the railroads with the groundbreaking Transportation Act of 1920
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