Mergers have affected railroads in ways few other industries have experienced, and in the last 50 years they have steered the business direction of American railroads. Leaders Count brings readers the dramatic story of how the Aurora Branch Railroad, which spanned from Aurora, Illinois, to Chicago, grew and developed into the modern-day BNSF Railway.
The story begins with the many ways railroads shaped and settled the country and tells how the founders' commitment to their dreams ensured the railroad's success. The profiles of tenacious leaders like James J. Hill, known as The Empire...

Mergers have affected railroads in ways few other industries have experienced, and in the last 50 years they have steered the business direction of American railroads. Leaders Count brings readers the dramatic story of how the Aurora Branch Railroad, which spanned from Aurora, Illinois, to Chicago, grew and developed into the modern-day BNSF Railway.
The story begins with the many ways railroads shaped and settled the country and tells how the founders' commitment to their dreams ensured the railroad's success. The profiles of tenacious leaders like James J. Hill, known as The Empire...