The CEO of Taggart Transcontinental and Dagny's brother. He shirks responsibility after a major railroad accident and relies on political maneuvering rather than operational competence to secure exclusive contracts for Colorado.
Siblings with opposing approaches to corporate responsibility and crisis management.
A mutually beneficial alliance between corporate mismanagement and political lobbying.
Francisco's deliberate financial destruction directly undermines James's railroad.
Wyatt's frustration with James's monopoly culminates in his withdrawal from the system.
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