My Life with Trains: Memoir of a Railroader (Railroads Past and Present)

by Jim McClellan

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Named one of the "75 People You Should Know" by Trains Magazine, Jim McClellan was a railroading legend and one of the railroad industry’s titans. An iconic and innovative executive, McClellan participated in the creation of both Amtrak and Conrail and worked for the Norfolk Southern, the New York Central, US Railway Association, and the Federal Railroad Administration. My Life with Trains combines a world-class photographer’s love of railroading with the insights of a government and railroad official. The book provides a short historical overview of the changes in the industry, recounts McClellan’s experience at various railroads, and offers personal reflections on a lifetime of working with and chasing trains. Expertly detailed with over 250 stunning color photographs, My Life with Trains covers sixty years as observed by a legendary railroad strategist.

  • ISBN10 0253024005
  • ISBN13 9780253024008
  • Publish Date 19 June 2017 (first published 16 June 2017)
  • Publish Status Out of Print
  • Out of Print 12 April 2021
  • Publish Country US
  • Imprint Indiana University Press
  • Format Hardcover
  • Pages 336
  • Language English