Railroads of Meridian

Railroads of Meridian
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Publisher : Indiana University Press
Total Pages : 202
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ISBN-10 : 9780253005922
ISBN-13 : 0253005922
Rating : 4/5 (922 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Railroads of Meridian by : J. Parker Lamb

Download or read book Railroads of Meridian written by J. Parker Lamb and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 2012-07-05 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This generously illustrated narrative follows the evolution of dozens of separate railroads in the Meridian, Mississippi, area from the destruction of the town's rail facilities in the 1850s through the current era of large-scale consolidation. Presently, there are only seven mega-size rail systems in the United States, three of which serve Meridian, making it an important junction on one of the nation's four major transcontinental routes. The recent creation of a nationally prominent high-speed freight line between Meridian and Shreveport, the "Meridian Speedway," has allowed the Union Pacific, Kansas City Southern, and Norfolk Southern railroads to offer the shortest rail route across the continent for Asia-US-Europe transportation.


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