H. Roger Grant

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

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

Career

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

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

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