Riding the Rails

Inside the Business of America's Railroads

Robert D. Krebs (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

144 Seiten

2018
Indiana University Press (Verlag)
978-0-253-03186-0 (ISBN)

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When Robert D. Krebs joined the ranks of Southern Pacific Railroad in 1966, the industry had been in decline for decades, and the future of trains was in peril. Despite these obstacles, Krebs fell in love with the rugged, competitive business of railroads and was determined to overcome its resistance to change and put rail transportation back on track. By the age of 40, Krebs was president of the Southern Pacific Railroad and had also served as chief executive of both the Santa Fe Railway and Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway companies. Riding the Rails: Inside the Business of America's Railroads details Krebs's rise to a position of influence in the recovery of America's railroads and offers a unique insider's view into the boardrooms where executives and businessmen reimagined transportation in the United States.

Robert D. Krebs spent his career as a railway executive. He is the former CEO and chairman of the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway.

Contents
Acknowledgments
Prologue
1. The Making of a Railroader
2. Breaking In, Breaking Bones
3. The Apprentice
4. Blue Streak Nights
5. A Railroad of My Own
6. My Time in Purgatory
7. The Big Texas Thicket
8. The Merger That Wasn't
9. The Fight for Santa Fe Southern Pacific
10. Just a Railroad Again
11. Santa Fe's Grand Finale
12. The Tumultuous Birth of BNSF
13. We Become Our Own Railroad
14. Building the Super Railroad
Epilogue

Erscheinungsdatum	16.04.2018
Reihe/Serie	Railroads Past and Present
Zusatzinfo	17 Illustrations, black and white; 3 Halftones, black and white
Verlagsort	Bloomington, IN
Sprache	englisch
Maße	140 x 216 mm
Themenwelt	Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Beruf / Finanzen / Recht / Wirtschaft ► Wirtschaft
	Natur / Technik ► Fahrzeuge / Flugzeuge / Schiffe ► Schienenfahrzeuge
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte
ISBN-10	0-253-03186-9 / 0253031869
ISBN-13	978-0-253-03186-0 / 9780253031860
Zustand	Neuware