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The Pennsylvania Railroad at Bay: William Riley McKeen and the Terre | 
 enlarge | Author: Richard Wallis
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Category: Book
List Price: $44.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  2 reviews
Sales Rank: 1123897
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 208
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.6
Dimensions (in): 10.2 x 7.1 x 1
ISBN: 0253338727
Dewey Decimal Number: 385.0973
EAN: 9780253338723
ASIN: 0253338727
Publication Date: June 1, 2001
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Product Description
The Pennsylvania Railroad at Bay is the story of the Vandalia Line- -and the Terre Haute banker who built it into a unified regional railroad system and fought to maintain its independence from the mighty Pennsylvania Railroad.
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How one man resists the tentacles of a mighty corporation August 7, 2001
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
The extraordinary true story about a scrupulous midwestern entrepreneur who built a small local railroad into a strong regional system -- known as "The Vandalia" -- and resisted repeated efforts to be acquired for nearly 30 years or until he was ready to relinquish the reins. Belongs on the bookshelf of anyone interested in Indiana or Illinois history or the history of the Pennsylvania Railroad. A highly readable and entertainingly-written research masterpiece addressing an area of corporate history not often broached. Required exploration of corporate minutes, court files and private correspondence. "A railroad's history, telling it through the life of the man who made it what it was." Outstanding photos and diagrams. A keeper.
Railroad development in turn-of-the-century Midwest US August 2, 2001
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
This book centers on the history of railroad development and expansion in Indiana and Illinois at the turn of the century as well as the lives and times of the movers and shakers that propelled this activity. I particularly enjoyed reading about where and why certain rail lines were built and then why some of them otlived their usefulness. It is interesting to see what exists in todays world and then read about how it started and occurred during the glory years of railroad construction in the Midwest. The insights on personalities, motivations and strategies of people like Wm. Riley McKeen, his supporters (Chauncey Rose) and detractors (Samuel Ives) were also extremely enlightening and entertaining. I grew up in Illinois and Indiana and always wanted to know more about the history of the Pennsylvania RR "Lines West". (Most PRR history books discuss the eastern portion of the railroad.) This book explains much about "Lines West" in an informative and entertaining fashion.
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