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4.5
This is a very well written book, that really does an excellent job of summarizing America's railroad history.Very important volume, that describes the entire progression of the American railroad industry from its infancy. That is significant as America took the English invention of railroads and ran with it to great prosperity up though the present.The writer, who comes form England writes clearly and to the point, as well as picking his factual points with finesse.As a former rail industry executive, I think that he does a nicely balanced job of covering both the railway labor and regulatory issues.Finally, the Author does not disappear into the nostalgia for the industry and the rail fan orientation that railroads of the past inhabited some magical place. He writers in an overall balanced style that conveys the majesty and the impact and the pure innovation that made the American Railroad network and industry to best in the world. .
