{"product_id":"train-time-railroads-and-the-imminent-reshaping-of-the-united-states-landscape-9780813926681","title":"Train Time: Railroads and the Imminent Reshaping of the United States Landscape","description":"\u003cp\u003eUnlike many United States industries  railroads are intrinsically linked to American soil and particular regions. Yet few Americans pay attention to rail lines  even though millions of them live in an economy and culture \"waiting for the train.\" In Train Time: Railroads and the Imminent Reshaping of the United States Landscape  John R. Stilgoe picks up where his acclaimed work Metropolitan Corridor left off  carrying his ideas about the spatial consequences of railways up to the present moment. Arguing that the train is returning  \"an economic and cultural tsunami about to transform the United States \" Stilgoe posits a future for railways as powerful shapers of American life. Divided into sections that focus on particular aspects of the impending impact of railroads on the landscape  Train Time moves seamlessly between historical and contemporary analysis. From his reading of what prompted investors to reorient their thinking about the railroad industry in the late 1970s  to his exploration of creative solutions to transportation problems and land use planning and development in the present  Stilgoe expands our perspective of an industry normally associated with bad news. Urging us that \"the magic moment is now \" he observes  \"Now a train is often only a whistle heard far off on a sleepless night. But romantic or foreboding or empowering  the whistle announces return and change to those who listen.\" For scholars with an interest in American history in general and railroad and transit history in particular  as well as general readers concerned about the future of transportation in the United States  Train Time is an engaging look at the future of our railroads.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45495978426421,"sku":"ByrdShop_0813926688","price":30.08,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780813926681.jpg?v=1780905307","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/train-time-railroads-and-the-imminent-reshaping-of-the-united-states-landscape-9780813926681","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}