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John W. Barriger III: Railroad Legend

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By (author): H. Roger Grant

In John W. Barriger III: Railroad Legend, historian H. Roger Grant details the fascinating life and impact of a transportation tycoon and doctor of sick railroads.


After graduating from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, John W. Barriger III (18991976) started his career on the Pennsylvania Railroad as a rodman, shop hand, and then assistant yardmaster. His enthusiasm, tenacity, and lifelong passion for the industry propelled him professionally, culminating in leadership roles at Monon Railroad, Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad, Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad and the Boston and Maine Railroad. His legendary capability to save railroad corporations in peril earned him the nickname doctor of sick railroads, and his impact was also felt far from the train tracks, as he successfully guided New Deal relief efforts for the Railroad Division of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation during the Depression and served in the Office of Defense Transportation during World War II. Featuring numerous personal photographs and interviews, John W. Barriger III is an intimate account of a railroad magnate and his role in transforming the transportation industry.

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  • Dimensions: 152 x 229mm
  • Publication Date: 14 Mar 2018
  • Publisher: Indiana University Press
  • Publication City/Country: United States
  • Language: English
  • ISBN13: 9780253032881

About H. Roger Grant

H. Roger Grant is Kathryn and Calhoun Lemon Professor of History at Clemson University. He is author of more than 30 books including Electric Interurbans and the American People (IUP 2016) Railroaders without Borders: A History of the Railroad Development Corporation (IUP 2015) The Louisville Cincinnati & Charleston Rail Road: Dreams of Linking North and South (IUP 2014) and Railroads and the American People (IUP 2012).

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