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Re: Federal government vs. railroads, and pro-roads, back in the day (1960) |
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Posted by SelkirkTMO on Wed Aug 13 22:22:28 2014, in response to Re: Federal government vs. railroads, and pro-roads, back in the day (1960), posted by Olog-hai on Wed Aug 13 21:52:45 2014. And the airlines paid fees for use of those airports and other services. But all that aside, the railroads put the stage coach companies out of business because they got you there faster and had better amenities. The public voted with their wallets and their feet.And THAT all said, it wasn't the airlines that put the railroads out of business, it was the automobile industry and the whole "What's good for GM is good for America" thing. People no longer had to take a train when the railroad felt like it and arrive at their destination in the middle of the night. They could just get up and go whenever they felt like it. That's the smell of FREEDOM you're whiffing. It's what made America great. :) |
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