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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.


Education

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


Career

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


Books

*''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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