H. Roger Grant (1943/1944 – November 17, 2023) was an American railroad historian and author. He died on November 17, 2023, at the age of 79.[1]

Education

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In 1970, Grant received a PhD from the University of Missouri.[2]

Career

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In 1970, Grant started teaching at The University of Akron. In 1996, he began teaching at Clemson University.[2]

Books

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  • Sunset Cluster: A Shortline Railroad Saga (Indiana University Press, 2023)
  • The Station Agent and the American Railroad Experience (Indiana University Press, 2022).
  • A Mighty Fine Road: A History of the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Company (Indiana University Press, 2020)
  • Transportation and the American People (Indiana University Press, 2019)
  • John W. Barringer III: Railroad Legend (Indiana University Press, 2018)
  • Rails to the Front: The Role of Railroads in Wartime (with A. J. Veenendaal Jr.), (Karwansaray Publishers, 2017)
  • Electric Interurbans and the American People (Indiana University Press (2016)
  • Railroaders without Borders: A History of the Railroad Development Corporation (Indiana University Press, 2015)
  • The Louisville, Cincinnati, & Charleston Railroad: Dreams of Linking North and South (Indiana University Press, 2014)
  • Railroads and the American People (Indiana University Press (2012)
  • Twilight Rails: The Final Era of Railroad Building in the Midwest (University of Minnesota Press, 2010).
  • Visionary Railroader: Jervis Langdon Jr. and the Transportation Revolution (Indiana University Press, 2008).
  • Rails Through the Wiregrass: A History of the Georgia and Florida Railroad (Northern Illinois University Press, 2006)
  • The Railroad: The Life Story of a Technology (Greenwood Publishing, 2005)
  • Follow the Flag: A History of the Wabash Railroad Company (Northern Illinois University Press, 2004).
  • Getting Around: Exploring Transportation History (Krieger Publishing, 2003).
  • Iowa Railroads: The Essays of Frank P. Donovan, Jr (University of Iowa Press, 2000)
  • Ohio on the Move: Transportation in the Buckeye State (Ohio University Press, 2000)
  • The North Western: A History of the Chicago & North Western Railway (Northern Illinois University Press, 1996)
  • Erie Lackawanna: Death of An American Railroad (Stanford University Press, 1994)
  • Living in the Depot: The Two-Story Railroad Station (University of Iowa Press, 1993)
  • Brownie the Boomer: The Life of Charles P. Brown, An American Railroader (Northern Illinois University Press, 1991)
  • Spirit Fruit: A Gentle Utopia Northern Illinois University Press, 1988)
  • The Corn Belt Route: A History of the Chicago Great Western Railroad Company (Northern Illinois University Press, 1984)
  • Self-Help in the 1890s Depression (Iowa State University Press, 1983)
  • Insurance Reform: Consumer Action in the Progressive Era (Iowa State University Press, 1979)

References

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  1. ^ "H. Roger Grant, Railroad Author and Historian, Dies at 79". Railfan & Railroad Magazine. 21 November 2023. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
  2. ^ a b "H. Roger Grant". Clemson. Retrieved 22 November 2023.