"Interesting and Fun Facts about Trains" Topic

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Tango01	20 Apr 2019 4:22 p.m. PST
Interesting indeed…. link Amicalement Armand
rmaker	20 Apr 2019 10:06 p.m. PST
Great depression of 1930s almost managed to completely destroy US railway industry. Not true. Wilson's illegal nationalization of the railroads during and after WW1 was the culprit. Most railroads received no maintenance during the period 1817-1920 because the railroad czar (who just happened to be Wilson's son-in-law) decided that such spending was taking advantage of the government to line the pockets of the stockholders.
Tango01	21 Apr 2019 3:22 p.m. PST
Thanks! Amicalement Armand
Davek0scale	23 Apr 2019 6:48 a.m. PST
oh internet knowledge, thank you for the perspective rmaker.

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