{"product_id":"louisiana-and-arkansas-railway","title":"Louisiana and Arkansas Railway","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Louisiana \u0026amp; Arkansas Railway, known as \"The Better Way,\" ran its first trains at the turn of the century and expanded over the years to connect New Orleans to Dallas. Well-maintained and enduringly profitable, this regional railroad succeeded because of the tenacity of three men who consecutively oversaw all aspects of operations. \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e The story of the L\u0026amp;A is largely a collective biography of William Edenborn, William Buchanan, and Harvey Couch-the men who built and extended the line by shrewd acquisitions. These successful businessmen combined wisdom, foresight, and propensity for hard word-traits they had first demonstrated in other careers-with their longtime love for trains. Each applied remarkable talents for industry and commerce toward the development of the L\u0026amp;A to mold it into a model regional railroad. \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e In this first history of the L\u0026amp;A, Fair traces the line's development from the early boom days of railroading to its dissolution in the modern era of takeovers. Although for much of its existence the L\u0026amp;A operated under the control of a parent company, the KCS, it long maintained independence. The eventual takeover by the superline in 1992 finally dissolved the L\u0026amp;A entirely.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cornell University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54242376089944,"sku":"9780875802190","price":39.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780875802190_65bb4656-a119-40d5-bf17-f982cfe2be30.jpg?v=1778905868","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/louisiana-and-arkansas-railway","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}