Growing up in the bustling railroad town of Norfolk, Virginia, and joining his conductor grandfather on overnight runs, future Fortune journalist Rush Loving was enchanted with railroads at an early age. In this extraordinary inside look at eight decades of the railroad industry and some of its greatest leaders, Loving reminisces about his colorful people and fascinating anecdotes. Chatting with brakemen, engineers, and executives, Loving shares stories he collected in locomotive cabs, business cars, executive suites and even the White House. They paint a compelling, intimate portrait of the railroad industry and its leaders, both inept and visionary. Above all, Loving tells stories of the dedicated men and women who truly love trains and know the industry from the rails up.

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If you've always been intrigued by trains – if, from an early age, the sound of a distant whistle, the sight of a train pulling into a station or simply the memory of a train streaking across an open landscape has kindled a sense of adventure – Rush Loving Jr.'s The Well-Dressed Hobo is for you.

And if you did not grow up fascinated with trains, you will be after reading his engaging memoir.

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A rail fan's dream book. . . Highly recommended.

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If you did not grow up loving trains, you will after reading this memoir. . . . A historic account both sentimental and highly informative.

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Loving has been interested in trains since childhood and has been in the enviable position of being able to earn a living from his passion in life. Here, the author provides an insiders look at the railroad
industry over the past eight decades and shares many reminiscences of the titans of industry that he came to know personally.

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This book is a fascinating inside look at the railroad industry over eight decades. . . . Loving shares stories he collected in locomotive cabs, business cars, executive suites and even the White House. They paint a compelling, intimate portrait of the railroad indsutry and its leaders, both inept and visionary. Above all, Loving tells stories of the dedicated men and women who truly love trains and know the indstury from the rails up.

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This and other executive suite stories make this book one that is both insightful and entertaining.