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The station agent and the American railroad experience

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서명/저자사항The station agent and the American railroad experience/ H. Roger Grant.
개인저자Grant, H. Roger,1943- author.
형태사항1 online resource (xv, 207 pages): illustrations (some color).
총서사항Railroads past and present
기타형태 저록Print version: Grant, H. Roger, 1943- Station agent and the American railroad experience Bloomington, Indiana : Indiana University Press, [2022] 9780253064349
ISBN9780253064356
025306435X
9780253064363
0253064368

서지주기Includes bibliographical references and index.
내용주기Formative Years -- Maturity: Essentials -- Maturity: Complexities -- Decline -- Legacy.
요약"Before the widespread popularity of automobiles, buses, and trucks, freight and passenger trains bound the nation together. The Station Agent and the American Railroad Experience explores the role of local frontline workers that kept the country's vast rail network running. Virtually everywhere with a railroad connection had a depot and an agent. These men and occasionally women became were the official representatives of their companies and were highly respected in their communities. They met the public when they sold tickets, planned travel itineraries, and reported freight and express shipments. Additionally, their first-hand knowledge of Morse code made them the most informed in town. But as times changed, so did the role of, and the need for, the station agent. Beautifully illustrated with dozens of vintage photographs, The Station Agent and the American Railroad Experience, brings back to life the day-to-day experience of the station agent and captures the evolution of railroad operations through as technology advanced"--
해제Provided by publisher.
주제명(지명)United States. --fast
일반주제명Railroad station managers --United States --History.
Railroad travel --United States --History.
Railroads --United States --History.
Railroad station managers.
Railroad travel.
Railroads.
TRANSPORTATION / Railroads / History
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