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Railroads of 1869 and the road ahead for America
A historical reflection traces the 1869 completion of the first continental railway at Promontory Summit and contrasts it with modern decline in rail travel. It notes early milestones from Hoboken to Omaha, the 1900s progress, and future ideas like air cushion trains, while warning of financing challenges and the need to preserve the nation’s rail heritage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ned Burke
Summit
Utah
America
Cape Horn
Panama
Atlantic
Pacific
Kennedy
United States
Hoboken
N. J
Col
John Stevens
New World
Horatio Allen
Pioneer Railroad of the
South
Waterville
Maine
Buffalo
New York
Great Plains
Pacific Coast
Omaha
Sacramento
Great Salt Lake
Pacific Railroad
Fayetteville
N.C
Milwaukee
Japan