Project Gutenberg 2012-07-02 Public domain in the USA. 258 Hungerford, Edward 1875 1948 17010892 The Railroad Problem E-text prepared by David Edwards and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (http://archive.org) "The Railroad Problem" by Edward Hungerford is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The book addresses the challenges and crises faced by the American railroad industry during a pivotal time, examining its financial difficulties, labor issues, and the broader implications for American society. At the start of the book, the author presents the railroad as the "sick man" of American business, struggling with a multitude of ailments despite its previous significance and potential for growth. Hungerford metaphorically describes this system as a large family with various members facing their own hardships, particularly focusing on the need for effective remedies to improve the situation. He emphasizes how recent economic conditions stemming from the European war have temporarily masked the depth of the railroad's troubles, setting the stage for a detailed exploration of its financial plight and labor relations in the ensuing chapters. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/40125/40125-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 57.3 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Railroads -- United States Railroads -- United States -- Employees HE Text Category: History - American Category: Economics 519572 2025-07-16T09:49:31.409156 text/html 502067 2024-10-23T09:25:42 text/html 1873092 2025-07-16T09:49:38.224629 application/epub+zip 1878878 2025-07-16T09:49:32.661136 application/epub+zip 247639 2025-07-16T09:49:32.002156 application/epub+zip 2016340 2025-07-16T09:49:42.626592 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1964187 2025-07-16T09:49:37.376625 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 339313 2022-09-18T11:27:51.058207 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 464138 2023-09-17T12:41:39.619885 text/plain 444276 2024-10-23T09:25:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16365 2025-07-16T09:49:42.763584 application/rdf+xml 12986 2025-07-16T09:49:32.093144 image/jpeg 2102 2025-07-16T09:49:32.048140 image/jpeg 1989319 2025-07-16T09:49:31.512180 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia