The Indiana Rail Road Company

The Indiana Rail Road Company
Author: Christopher Rund
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Total Pages: 274
Release: 2006
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0253346924


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"Christopher Rund chronicles the development of the Indiana Rail Road Company from its origins of part of America's first land grant railroad - the Illinois Central - through the political and financial juggling required by entrepreneur Tom Hoback to purhcase the line when it fell into disrepair. The company was reborn as a robust, profitable carrier and has become a new model for America's regional railroads."--BOOK JACKET.


The Indiana Rail Road Company
Language: en
Pages: 274
Authors: Christopher Rund
Categories: Business & Economics
Type: BOOK - Published: 2006 - Publisher: Indiana University Press

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"Christopher Rund chronicles the development of the Indiana Rail Road Company from its origins of part of America's first land grant railroad - the Illinois Cen
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Pages: 342
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