RAILROAD HISTORY OVERVIEW THE PAST BLOG RAIL DEPOTS INFRASTRUCTURE ROLLING CAR TRAINS THE UNITED STATES NEARLY THE COUNTRY ITSELF DATING NATION PROSPERED AS IT THE YOUNG COUNTRY UNPRECEDENTED LASTED 1880S MODES ERODED TRANSPORTATION GOVERNMENT REGULATION BEGINNING THE EARLY 20TH CENTURY EVENTUALLY CHOKED TO THE POINT FREIGHT THEMSELVES PASSENGER TRAINS ON THE BRINK COLLAPSE NAMES THE PENN ROCK MILWAUKEE JERSEY DEREGULATION INDUSTRY COMEBACK TODAY WITNESSING SECTION LOOK THE HISTORY OF OUR COUNTRY BEGINNINGS 1820S RAILROADS IN AMERICA TO 18 COLONEL JOHN STEVENS CHARTER NORTH AMERICA BUILD NEW JERSEY RAILROAD COMPANY NJRR THE PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD TESTED TYPE STEAM LOCOMOTIVE HORSE CARRIAGE TRACK ESTATE IN AUGUST HORATIO ALLEN CHIEF ENGINEER DELAWARE HUDSON CANAL COMPANY EARLY ENGLISH STRETCH HONESDALE SIMPLE MACHINE VERTICAL BOILER SIMILAR HANDLE COAL MINES CARBONDALE THE LION EVER PROVED HEAVY SPENDING ITS TIME AWAY SNAPSHOT COMMON NEW INDUSTRY TAKES CIVIL WARTHE STANDARD TIME FIRST AID KIT COMES STREAMLINERS IN WORLD WAR 1960S 1980S ONWARD BALTIMORE CHARTERED CAMDEN BRIDGE LINE GRANITE NEW YORK CENTRAL LARGEST SYSTEM THE SOUTH CAROLINA ROAD EVENTS OHIO TRIALS PETER COOPER MONTH AFTER THIS EVENT RAILROAD COMPANY BEST FRIEND OF CHARLESTON REMEMBERED HAUL REVENUE TRAIN DESIGN FRIEND PRODUCT THE WEST POINT FOUNDRY CUSTOMERS PROVEN WORTH CAROLINA ROAD OUR NATION COMMON CARRIER CORPORATE ENTITY WITHIN REASON THE GENERAL THE RAILROAD STANDING AS ONE PORTS COMPETITION ERIE CREATION MERCHANTS SOUTH CAROLINA SOUTH CAROLINA CANAL LINK CHARLESTON HAMBURG SAVANNAH SUCCESS RAILROAD MANIA FORM OF TRANSPORTATION OPERATE WEATHER MOVE PEOPLE GOODS PREVIOUSLY EAST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER BOASTED MILES DECADE NUMBER EARLY YEARS TRACKAGE CONCENTRATED THE NORTHEAST VARIETY IN SERVICE RANGING FEET INCHES TRAVELING PROPOSITION SAW NEED TO DEVELOP SAFE AFTER DEVELOPMENT OF MODERN MANY YEARS CASES IRON STRAPS LOOSE ATTACHED WOODEN TORE KILLING CARNAGE DERAILMENTS POWER INFLUENCE POLITICIANS IMPROVEMENT SAFETY THINGS COST GREED REFUSED INTERCHANGE ARROGANT ATTITUDE EXTREME OVERSIGHT IN PUBLIC SIMPLY THE IRON HORSE JOHN STOVER POINTS OUT IN ROUTLEDGE HISTORICAL ATLAS OF THE AMERICAN SCHOOL BOARD MASSACHUSETTS TURNPIKE CLAIM RAIL TRAVEL CAUSE CORPORATE MALFEASANCE WEARINESS EFFICIENCY SPEED THE CIVIL WAR ONCE QUICKLY TRANSPORTED MATERIAL THE FRONT LINES SPEEDS THE NORTH EFFECTIVELY HISTORIAN HANKEY THE IRON CHANGED THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR ISSUE TRAINS MAGAZINE ABILITY TO DO HOSTILITIES ALREADY UNDERWAY ENTIRE CONTINENT THE CREATION THE PACIFIC SIGNED INTO LAW PRESIDENT ABRAHAM LINCOLN CONSTRUCTION OF THE TRANSCONTINENTAL LEGISLATION THE UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD WEST THE MISSOURI RIVER NEBRASKA THE CENTRAL PACIFIC STRUCK OUT EASTWARD COMPANIES COMPLETE HARD PARTICULARLY PROMONTORY POINT UTAH FORMAL CEREMONY RAILWAY ACT ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES COMPLETION 1890S IN OPERATION MAJOR DIRECT THE MIDWEST WEST COAST THE GREAT NORTHERN SANTA PAUL LINKING THE ERA JIM BOYD NOTES AMERICAN FREIGHT TRAIN DISTRUST STANDARD TRACK GAUGE OF 4 DEVELOPMENT OF THE AUTOMATIC COUPLER AIR BRAKE INITIATIVES GREATER SAFER LATE 19TH CENTURY GREATEST DOMINANCE PROFITABILITY PARTICULAR THE YEAR MILEAGE PEAK VIRTUALLY THE YEARS BELOW TIMELINE OF BY JOHN STREAMLINER ALL IN ATTEMPT SWAY PATRONS SLEEK MACHINES COLOR MODERNITY NEVER BEFORE WORLD WAR DECLINE IN RESPONSE LAUNCHED 1950S CUT COSTS THE MOVE DESPAIR THE COMMON OBSERVER SEE THIS TRACKS DILAPIDATED THE ROCK ISLAND PENN ON THE VERGE DIRTY BARELY OPERATIONAL EQUIPMENT CAUSES ARGUABLY POWERS INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION THE PASSAGE THE ELKINS ACT HEPBURN ACT LEGISLATIVE GAVE THE AUTHORITY RATES FORCE EXPLAIN RATE CHANGE SHOULD PROCESS FEDERAL ABOUT TO LIMIT FORGETFUL ULTIMATE SERVE THE PUBLIC INTEREST TOO FAR INCREASING WAR II LONGER 1970S FAMOUS FONDLY THE DECADE NORTHEASTERN RAIL SERVICE FAILURE NEIGHBORING FILED CAME OUT THE MESS CONSOLIDATED RAIL CORPORATION CORPORATION CONRAIL THE NATIONAL RAILROAD PASSENGER PASSENGER SERVICES AUTHOR GREGORY SCHNEIDER HIGHLIGHTS CENTRAL BANKRUPTCY TRUE FREE EVERYTHING POTENTIAL FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATOR JOHN INGRAM FOR ANY TOURING PENNSYLVANIA DELMARVA PENINSULA SPEECH TELL LITTLE STORY ABANDONMENT BRANCH LINES WEEKEND LAST SUMMER REHOBOTH BEACH ENJOY THE ATLANTIC OCEAN HAVE TO DRIVE EASTERN SHORE OF MARYLAND GET THERE ASKED STAFF EASTERN SHORE WANTED MYSELF COUNT THE BOXCARS SIDINGS REALLY SENT OFF ON WILD GOOSE STUCK WE WENT THIS TIME PROPERTY MAPS THE BRANCH JUNKYARD FULL WRECKED THE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT EIGHT OFF THE ROAD WIDE TREE ARGUING THE ICC THAT THAT VITAL STAGGERS RAIL ACT OF 1980 HARLEY STAGGERS PRIOR DISCUSSIONS NATIONALIZING SCARY THE GOVERNMENT WISHED THE BILL GREAT LEVEL FOOTING THANKS TO FREEDOM SETTING SLOW RECOVERY NORFOLK SOUTHERN RAILWAY CSX TRANSPORTATION TREND TOPEKA SANTA FE RAILWAY BURLINGTON NORTHERN MERGED BURLINGTON NORTHERN SANTA FE UNION PACIFIC CHICAGO NORTH WESTERN NORFOLK SOUTHERN IN 1999 THE 21ST CENTURY SEEN RENAISSANCE FOLKS ESCAPE GRIDL