Gregory L. Schneider is a professor of history at Emporia State University and the author, most recently, of The Conservative Century: From Reaction to Revolution.

• AcknowledgmentsList of IllustrationsList of Acronyms and AbbreviationsIntroductionAct One: Merger1. A Mighty Fine Line2. Merge or Die3. Bleak House4. The Waiting Is the Hardest Part5. Too Big to FailAct Two: Bankruptcy6. Bankruptcy Blue(s)7. Stayin' Alive8. The Omen9. Walking Dead Men10. The Rock Is DeadAct Three: Liquidation11. Too Late the Hero12. Long Live the RockConclusionNotesSelected BibliographyIndex

An exciting story that is well researched and pleasingly written and that makes a major contribution to recent railroad history." - H. Roger Grant, author of The Railroads: The Life Story of a Technology"Schneider's careful research shows that misguided regulation forced a troubled railroad out of business and made bankruptcy lawyers rich. Rock Island Requiem reminds us how the all-powerful Interstate Commerce Commission turned the railroad industry into a basket case, much to the nation's loss." - Marc Levinson, author of The Box: How the Shipping Container Made the World Smaller and the World Economy Bigger"In Schneider's tightly-organized, clear, and illuminating history, the Rock Island becomes a key ingredient in the reshaping of the economic partnership between government, industry, and finance at a crucial period in American history." - Edward Brunner, author of Splendid Failure and former employee of the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Gregory L. Schneider is a professor of history at Emporia State University and the author, most recently, of The Conservative Century: From Reaction to Revolution.

• AcknowledgmentsList of IllustrationsList of Acronyms and AbbreviationsIntroductionAct One: Merger1. A Mighty Fine Line2. Merge or Die3. Bleak House4. The Waiting Is the Hardest Part5. Too Big to FailAct Two: Bankruptcy6. Bankruptcy Blue(s)7. Stayin' Alive8. The Omen9. Walking Dead Men10. The Rock Is DeadAct Three: Liquidation11. Too Late the Hero12. Long Live the RockConclusionNotesSelected BibliographyIndex

An exciting story that is well researched and pleasingly written and that makes a major contribution to recent railroad history." - H. Roger Grant, author of The Railroads: The Life Story of a Technology"Schneider's careful research shows that misguided regulation forced a troubled railroad out of business and made bankruptcy lawyers rich. Rock Island Requiem reminds us how the all-powerful Interstate Commerce Commission turned the railroad industry into a basket case, much to the nation's loss." - Marc Levinson, author of The Box: How the Shipping Container Made the World Smaller and the World Economy Bigger"In Schneider's tightly-organized, clear, and illuminating history, the Rock Island becomes a key ingredient in the reshaping of the economic partnership between government, industry, and finance at a crucial period in American history." - Edward Brunner, author of Splendid Failure and former employee of the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway

Gregory L. Schneider is a professor of history at Emporia State University and the author, most recently, of The Conservative Century: From Reaction to Revolution.

• AcknowledgmentsList of IllustrationsList of Acronyms and AbbreviationsIntroductionAct One: Merger1. A Mighty Fine Line2. Merge or Die3. Bleak House4. The Waiting Is the Hardest Part5. Too Big to FailAct Two: Bankruptcy6. Bankruptcy Blue(s)7. Stayin' Alive8. The Omen9. Walking Dead Men10. The Rock Is DeadAct Three: Liquidation11. Too Late the Hero12. Long Live the RockConclusionNotesSelected BibliographyIndex

An exciting story that is well researched and pleasingly written and that makes a major contribution to recent railroad history." - H. Roger Grant, author of The Railroads: The Life Story of a Technology"Schneider's careful research shows that misguided regulation forced a troubled railroad out of business and made bankruptcy lawyers rich. Rock Island Requiem reminds us how the all-powerful Interstate Commerce Commission turned the railroad industry into a basket case, much to the nation's loss." - Marc Levinson, author of The Box: How the Shipping Container Made the World Smaller and the World Economy Bigger"In Schneider's tightly-organized, clear, and illuminating history, the Rock Island becomes a key ingredient in the reshaping of the economic partnership between government, industry, and finance at a crucial period in American history." - Edward Brunner, author of Splendid Failure and former employee of the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway