Akron Railroads (Images of Modern America) - Softcover

Sanders, Craig

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1467117307 ISBN 13: 9781467117302

Verlag: Arcadia Pub, 2016

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Reseña del editor:

In the six decades preceding 1960, Akron's network of railroads had been relatively stable. Then a series of mergers began that year, changing the face of the city's railroad network. By the early 1970s, the industrial base--particularly the rubber industry--that had sustained the region's economy was in decline, and the fortunes of the railroad industry fell with it. The self-described "rubber capital of the world" was hit hard, and the production of tires for the automotive industry all but disappeared. The 1960s also saw a precipitous decline in rail passenger service, with the last passenger trains discontinued in 1971. A restructuring of the railroad industry that began in the mid-1970s left the Akron region with three railroad companies. Some railroad lines were abandoned, while others saw the scope of their operations changed or reduced. Today's rail network in Akron may be slimmer, but the railroads are financially healthy and continue to play a major role in meeting the region's transportation needs.

Biografía del autor:

Craig Sanders is a transportation writer living in University Heights, Ohio. He is president of the Akron Railroad Club, whose members contributed the images that are used in this book.

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• Verlag: Arcadia Pub
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2016
• ISBN 10: 1467117307
• ISBN 13: 9781467117302
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 95