Derailed

Derailed by Joseph Vranich. Published by St Martin's Press, New York, NY, Oct 1997. 1st Stated Edition. Hardbound, Paper DJ. Size 8vo (up to 9-1/2'' tall). Condition: V-Fine in Good DJ. 258 Pgs. ISBN 031217182X. LCCN 97-13786. What went wrong and what to do about America's passenger trains. Joseph Vranich, who worked to create Amtrak, now nearly three decades later declares it a ''failed experiment.'' Free of his ties to the rail industry today, he candidly reviews Amtrak's troubled history, its loss of market share, and its inability to provide better and faster service. Illustrated with photographs. Description text copyright 2002 BooksForComfort. Item ID 5239.