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03474aam a22005178i 4500 001 11701202688611E8A317244297128E48 003 SILO 005 20180605010123 008 180129s2018 inuac b 001 0beng 010 $a 2018003176 020 $a 0253032881 020 $a 9780253032881 035 $a (OCoLC)1007073555 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d OCLCF $d OCLCQ $d UMS $d OCLCO $d ZPP $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a n-us--- 050 00 $a HE2754.B37 $b G73 2018 082 00 $a B $a B $2 23 100 1 $a Grant, H. Roger, $d 1943- $e author. 245 10 $a John W. Barriger III : $b railroad legend / $c H. Roger Grant. 264 1 $a Bloomington, Indiana : $b Indiana University Press, $c ©2018. 300 $a xiv, 226 pages : $b illustrations, portraits ; $c 24 cm. 490 1 $a Railroads past and present 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 $a Early life and career -- Government man -- Monon -- Transition years -- Pittsburgh & Lake Erie -- Missouri-Kansas-Texas -- More retirements -- Epilogue. 520 $a 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 (1899â1976) 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. --Publisher 600 10 $a Barriger, John W. $q (John Walker), $d 1899-1976. 600 17 $a Barriger, John W. $q (John Walker), $d 1899-1976. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00313298 650 0 $a Railroads $z United States $v Biography. 650 0 $a Railroads $z United States $x Employees $v Biography. 650 0 $a Railroads $z United States $x History $x History $y 20th century. 650 0 $a Railroads and state $z United States $x History $y 20th century. 650 7 $a Railroads. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01088711 650 7 $a Railroads and state. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01089339 650 7 $a Railroads $x Employees. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01088904 650 7 $a Railroads $x Management. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01089045 651 7 $a United States. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01204155 648 7 $a 1900-1999 $2 fast 655 7 $a Biography. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01423686 655 7 $a History. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01411628 776 08 $i Online version: $a Grant, H. Roger, 1943- $t John W. Barriger III. $d Bloomington, Indiana : Indiana University Press, [2018] $z 9780253032898 $w (DLC) 2018004499 830 0 $a Railroads past and present. 941 $a 1 952 $l USUX851 $d 20200303020938.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=11701202688611E8A317244297128E48 994 $a 92 $b IWAInitiate Another SILO Locator Search