Derailed by Bankruptcy

Life after the Reading Railroad

Howard H. Lewis (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

160 Seiten

2016
Indiana University Press (Verlag)
978-0-253-01866-3 (ISBN)

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What happened when the US government stopped investing in railroads and started investing in highways and air travel? By the late 1970s, six major eastern railroads had declared bankruptcy. Although he didn't like trains, Howard H. Lewis became the primary lawyer for the Reading Railroad during its legendary bankruptcy case. Here, Lewis provides a frank account of the high-intensity litigation and courtroom battles over the US government's proposal to form Conrail out of the six bankrupt railroads, which meant taking the Reading's property, leaving the railroad to prove its worth. After five grueling years, the case was ultimately settled for $186 million—three times the original offer from the US government—and Lewis became known as a champion defender of both the railroad industry and its assets.

Howard H. Lewis, a graduate of Harvard Law School, has practiced law for over 50 years. John C. Spychalski is Professor Emeritus of Supply Chain Management, Pennsylvania State University.

Foreword by John C. Spychalski
List of Abbreviations
List of Important Names
Introduction
1. The Age of Innocence
2. The Gathering Storm
3. A Time of Waiting
4. The Beginning
5. The Plot Thickens
6. Fear and Exhaustion
7. Detailed Case Preparation
8. The Times That Try Men's Souls
9. The Rail Use Case: Ours and the Government's
10. The Government's Case
11. End Game
Epilogue
Notes

Reihe/Serie	Railroads Past and Present
Vorwort	John C. Spychalski
Verlagsort	Bloomington, IN
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 229 mm
Gewicht	376 g
Themenwelt	Natur / Technik ► Fahrzeuge / Flugzeuge / Schiffe ► Schienenfahrzeuge
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte
	Wirtschaft ► Volkswirtschaftslehre
ISBN-10	0-253-01866-8 / 0253018668
ISBN-13	978-0-253-01866-3 / 9780253018663
Zustand	Neuware