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Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Commerce. Special Staff for the Penn Central Enquiry
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 786 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 1973
Category : Railroads and state
ISBN : UIUC:30112042078268
Author : Joseph R. Daughen,Peter Binzen
Publisher : Beard Books
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1893122085
It took ten years of laborious planning and exhaustive negotiations to create the mammoth Penn Central Railroad, the largest railroad in United States history. When the leviathan was finally born of a merger between the Pennsylvania and New York Central Railroads on February 1, 1968, the event was hailed as a great day for railroading. But the baby giant survived only 367 days. The crash of the Penn Central set a new record, this time for the largest bankruptcy the United States had ever seen. "The Wreck of the Penn Central" provides a close-up view of the events that brought the Big Train to bankruptcy court--over-regulation, subsidized competition, big labor featherbedding, greed, corporate back-stabbing, stunning incompetence, and, yes, even a little sex.
Author : Peter E. Lynch
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2024-06-18
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1610606663
Author : Stephen Salsbury
Publisher : New York : McGraw-Hill
Page : 392 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 1982
Category : Penn Central Railroad
ISBN : UCAL:B4431916
Author : Robert F. Bruner
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 439 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2015-09-28
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780470452592
A detailed look at the worst M&A deals ever and the lessons learned from them It's common knowledge that about half of all merger and acquisition (M&A) transactions destroy value for the buyer's shareholders, and about three-quarters fall short of the expectations prevailing at the time the deal is announced. In Deals from Hell, Robert Bruner, one of the foremost thinkers and educators in this field, uncovers the real reasons for these mishaps by taking a closer look at twelve specific instances of M&A failure. Through these real-world examples, he shows readers what went wrong and why, and converts these examples into cautionary tales for executives who need to know how they can successfully navigate their own M&A deals. These page-turning business narratives in M&A failure provide much-needed guidance in this area of business. By addressing the key factors to M&A success and failure, this comprehensive guide illustrates the best ways to analyze, design, and implement M&A deals. Filled with in-depth insights, expert advice, and valuable lessons gleaned from other M&A transactions, Deals from Hell helps readers avoid the common pitfalls associated with this field and presents them with a clear framework for thinking about how to make any M&A transaction a success.
Author : Jerry Taylor
Publisher : Indiana University Press
Page : 453 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Railroads
ISBN : 9780253337023
The Penn Central existed only from the New York Central-Pennsylvania merger in 1968, until the formation of Conrail in 1976. This book fills an information void with its 208 wonderful photographs taken between 1970 and 1972. The photos, with their detailed captions, portray the 5,000-plus miles of PC's Southern Region.
Author : Michael Bezilla,Luther Gette
Publisher : Indiana University Press
Page : 390 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2017-11-06
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9780253029911
The saga of a fierce business rivalry: “Absorbing, well-written . . . will appeal to American history scholars and railroad enthusiasts.” —Choice The Pennsylvania and the New York Central railroads helped to develop central Pennsylvania as the largest source of bituminous coal for the nation. By the late nineteenth century, the two lines were among America’s largest businesses and would soon become legendary archrivals. The PRR first arrived in the 1860s. Within a few years, it was sourcing as much as four million tons of coal annually from Centre County and the Moshannon Valley and would continue do so for a quarter-century. The New York Central, through its Beech Creek Railroad affiliate, invaded the region in the 1880s, first seeking a dependable, long-term source of coal to fuel its locomotives but soon aggressively attempting to break its rival’s lock on transporting the area’s immense wealth of mineral and forest products. Beginning around 1900, the two companies transitioned from an era of growth and competition to a time when each tacitly recognized the other’s domain and sought to achieve maximum operating efficiencies by adopting new technology such as air brakes, automatic couplers, all-steel cars, and diesel locomotives. Over the next few decades, each line began to face common problems in the form of competition from other forms of transportation and government regulation—and in 1968, the two businesses merged. Branch Line Empires offers a thorough and captivating analysis of how a changing world turned competition into cooperation between two railroad industry titans. Includes photographs
Author : Michael Bezilla,Jack Rudnicki
Publisher : Stackpole Books
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2007-02-19
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9780811752466
More than five hundred short line railroads existed in the United States at the industry's height, and Pennsylvania had more than any other state. The history of the Bellefonte Central, which operated in central Pennsylvania from the 1880s until 1982, is a classic story of the rise and decline of short line railroads nationwide. Connecting with the Pennsylvania Railroad--a company that proved to be both friend and foe--the Bellefonte Central played an important role in developing the region's renowned limestone and hot-blast ironmaking industries and was Penn State University's economic lifeline for generations.
Author : Rush Loving
Publisher : Indiana University Press
Page : 383 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2006-05-21
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780253000644
An award-winning account of a crisis in railroad history: “This absorbing book takes you on an entertaining ride.” —Chicago Tribune A saga about one of the oldest and most romantic enterprises in the land—America’s railroads—The Men Who Loved Trains introduces the chieftains who have run the railroads, both those who set about grabbing power and big salaries for themselves, and others who truly loved the industry. As a journalist and associate editor of Fortune magazine who covered the demise of Penn Central and the creation of Conrail, Rush Loving often had a front-row seat to the foibles and follies of this group of men. He uncovers intrigue, greed, lust for power, boardroom battles, and takeover wars and turns them into a page-turning story. He recounts how the chairman of CSX Corporation, who later became George W. Bush’s Treasury secretary, managed to make millions for himself while his company drifted in chaos. Yet there were also those who loved trains and railroading—and who played key roles in reshaping transportation in the northeastern United States. This book will delight not only the rail fan, but anyone interested in American business and history. Includes photographs
Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Labor and Public Welfare Committee
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 1973
Category : Electronic
ISBN : STANFORD:36105110646002
Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Labor and Public Welfare
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 1973
Category : Electronic
ISBN : UOM:39015078634238
Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 72 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 1973
Category : Strikes and lockouts
ISBN : LOC:00184231797
Author : United States. Congress. House. Interstate and Foreign Commerce
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 66 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 1973
Category : Electronic
ISBN : STANFORD:36105045432957
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 1978
Category : Electronic
ISBN : NWU:35556030133763
Author : Joe Welsh
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Broadway Limited (Express train)
ISBN : 161060010X
