Leaders Count: The Story of the Bnsf Railway

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Leaders Count: The Story of the Bnsf Railway
by Lawrence H. Kaufman
from Texas Monthly Press

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• Avg. Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0

• A valuable but not unbiased history
  Once upon a time, there were dozens of so-called "class one" railroads across the American continent, wielding massive political power and reshaping the nation. Today, most of those companies are gone, thanks to a corporate consolidation craze that began prior to World War One and continues today. In the 21st century American west, there are now only two major railroads: Union Pacific, and the BNSF Railway. Leaders Count is the "official" corporate history of BNSF, published under contract by them and... more info

• Leader's Count
  I really enjoyed this book. It was comprehensive and very well written. I particularly enjoyed the chapter 'Decline Accelerates' and the story regarding "Powerful People Don't Ride Trains-Do They?" Great book.

• Culture Counts Too!
  This book is more than an important slice of western railroad history: it is an insider's view of a company that has consistently and successfully dealt with the assimilation of competing, and in some cases conflicting, corporate cultures. In this respect alone it serves as an important contribution to the field of railway management, a subject that has received far less coverage than railway history.
  Henry Posner III
  Chairman
  Railroad Development Corp.
  Pittsburgh, PA
  

• Pure Gold...I drained two highlighters in this book
  No serious student of the railroad industry can go without reading this book. I have also recently read (and recommended) Rush Loving's "The Men Who Loved Trains." As good as Loving's book was, I liked this book more. The book is well researched, well written and well organized...an easy and highly educational read. While focused on the evolution of the modern day BNSF (in a way, the western US counterpart to Loving's work), this book provides great insight into the entire contemporary rail industry in... more info

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