Railroads of Meridian

Informationen zum Autor J. Parker Lamb, Professor Emeritus at the University of Texas, is author of six books, including Perfecting the American Steam Locomotive (IUP, 2003) and Evolution of the American Diesel Locomotive (IUP, 2007). David H. Bridges is a native of Philadelphia, Mississippi, situated 38 miles northwest of Meridian. His predominant railroad interests have focused on the line that served his hometown, the Gulf, Mobile & Northern, leading him to write extensively on its early development for the GM&O Historical Society magazine. David S. Price, a native of Long Beach, Mississippi, is a longtime resident of Hattiesburg. He collects photographs and historical data on sawmills and short lines as well as southern trunk lines and numerous images from prominent early southern photographers. Klappentext The recent creation of a nationally prominent high-speed freight line between Meridian and Shreveport, the "Meridian Speedway,has allowed the Union Pacific, Kansas City Southern, and Norfolk Southern railroads to offer the shortest rail route across the continent for Asia-US-Europe transportation. Zusammenfassung The history of a Mississippi town's rail systems Inhaltsverzeichnis Foreword Introduction 1. Antebellum Beginnings 2. A New Start 3. A New Century 4. Entrepreneur Extraordinaire 5. Roller-Coaster Ride 6. A Tumultuous Decade 7. Coming of Age 8. Postwar Metamorphosis 9. More Changes 10. Another Renaissance Epilogue References Index

Product details

• Authors: J Parker Lamb, J. Lamb, J. Parker Lamb, Lamb J Parker
• Assisted by: J. Lamb (Editor), With Contributions by David H Bridges an (Editor)
• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 05.07.2012
• EAN: 9780253005922
• ISBN: 978-0-253-00592-2
• No. of pages: 176
• Series: Railroads Past and Present; Railroads Past and Present
• Subjects: Guides > Motor vehicles, aircraft, ships, space travel > Rail vehicles; Humanities, art, music > Art > Photography, film, video, TV; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Individual industrial sectors, branches