The Men Who Loved Trains

A saga about one of the oldest and most romantic enterprises in the land-America's railroads-this book also introduces some of the most dynamic people in America. Here are the players who have run the railroads, some intent only on their own power and gargantuan salaries, and others who have loved their industry. Book jacket.

Rush Loving Jr. has written for Fortune magazine, served as assistant director of the Office of Management and Budget under President Jimmy Carter, and worked as a consultant specializing in transportation economics, issues before Congress, and corporate communication problems. He lives in Baltimore, Maryland.

Preface	p. xi
The Forrest Gump of Railroading	p. 1
Meeting the Blue-Eyed Jew from Minnesota	p. 10
A Cabal at the Greenbrier	p. 25
The Portly Virginia Gentleman	p. 33
An Eleventh Hour Surprise	p. 48
"Where the Hell Is Harrisburg?"	p. 55
Cooking the Books	p. 67
"That Telephone Man"	p. 75
The Granddaddy of Enron	p. 81
Some High Society Sex	p. 94
"They Are Going to Run Out of Cash"	p. 103
The Scandals Unfold	p. 116
Booted Off the Property	p. 120
A School Band on the Railroad Tracks	p. 134
The Unsinkable Chief Wawatam	p. 144
Donning the Mantle of Moses	p. 153
Merging Railroads over Bourbon	p. 165
Selling the Shiny Silver Sphere	p. 176
"God Save Me from the Planners and Thinkers!"	p. 192
Son of Penn Central	p. 208
"Why the Hell Do We Need Four Tracks Out Here?"	p. 222
Girding for Battle	p. 236
"We Will Fight with Every Means at Our Disposal"	p. 248
John Snow, CEO	p. 261
A Catalog of Blunders	p. 277
"I Think We Want to Be Seen as Somewhat Crazy"	p. 292
In the Betrayal Suite	p. 312
The Day the Horse Fell Down	p. 333
Index	p. 349
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