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    My Life with Trains: Memoir of a Railroader

    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.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherIndiana University Press
    Release dateJun 19, 2017
    ISBN9780253024084
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    Jim McClellan

    Jim McClellan is a fifth-generation Florida native. A 1987 graduate of Florida State, Jim served as a speechwriter for Governor Lawton Chiles, communications director for the Florida Department of Commerce and press secretary for Lieutenant-Governor Buddy MacKay.

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