@swingrfd You're a fucking dumbass, and probably a socialist progressive idiot. Aside from intolerent racism, these were America's greatest years of economic prosperity.
@LordoftheKaty Damn right. Train build the country not trucks. Also if not for the RRs WW2 would of been lost. To bad people want to see rails turn into trails.
Then the highway and air lobbies managed to get the lion's share of government funding. Thanks to the Staggers Act (deregulation), the rail industry is total crap now. Can anyone say "mass abandonments"?
they were the best of times...they were the worst of times
thejustinamk 9 months ago
Too bad government regulation ruined this line and many other railroads.
LordoftheKaty 1 year ago
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I think the Rock Island's 1975 bankruptcy was its third and final one. God bless.
cbalducc 2 years ago
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cbalducc 2 years ago
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Hey kids, ever wonder why your parents and grandparents are morons? This was how they taught us s**t back in the 50s
swingrfd 2 years ago
@swingrfd You're a fucking dumbass, and probably a socialist progressive idiot. Aside from intolerent racism, these were America's greatest years of economic prosperity.
LordoftheKaty 1 year ago 2
@LordoftheKaty: Of course it was the era of segregation and the cold war. I lived through those time and I am glad we have moved on.
swingrfd 1 year ago
@LordoftheKaty Damn right. Train build the country not trucks. Also if not for the RRs WW2 would of been lost. To bad people want to see rails turn into trails.
LycoValleyRRFan 1 year ago
Cool! thanks for posting
colinroxanduknowit 2 years ago
Then the highway and air lobbies managed to get the lion's share of government funding. Thanks to the Staggers Act (deregulation), the rail industry is total crap now. Can anyone say "mass abandonments"?
Dogsledfan 3 years ago
cool video
hallsflat 4 years ago 4