The Sad and Awful Way We Destroyed the World's Greatest Passenger Rail
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It's no secret that, today, the US lags behind basically every other country in the industrialized world when it comes to passenger rail. What you might not know, though, is that a century ago we had a passenger rail network that was the envy of the entire planet.
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Resources:
- TImetables: https://timetableworld.com/timetables...
- 1925 ""Official Guide Of the Railways""
https://timetableworld.com/ttw-viewer...
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...
- https://media.amtrak.com/amtrak-conne...
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Images
- Pennsylvania RR Congressional By Association of American Railroads (railroad trade organization)-photo is from the Pennsylvania Railroad. - eBay itemphoto frontphoto back, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...
- B&O Columbian By From collection of User:JGHowes, restored for Wikipedia - Baltimore and Ohio Railroad (B&O) photo distributed by B&O Publicity Dept. with introduction of the Columbian in 1949. Published without any copyright notice., Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...
- Ny Central 20th Centiry Limited By Associated Press - eBayfrontback, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...
- Milwaukee Road Olympian By Asahel Curtis - eBay itemphoto frontphoto back, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...
- Missouri Pacific Scenic Limited By Missouri Pacific Railroad - eBay itemcard frontcard back, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...
- US population density map By JimIrwin, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...
Spain density By dieghernan - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...
- STL Union Sta By w_lemay - https://www.flickr.com/photos/5908138..., CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...
- Michigan Central Station By Curt Teich & Co. Chicago., Publisher - Scan from the original work, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...
- Cincinnati Union Terminal under construction By U.S. Government - Crop of HABS file., Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...
- Cincinnati Union Terminal today By Ɱ - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...
- PHI Broad St Station By This file is from the Mechanical Curator collection, a set of over 1 million images scanned from out-of-copyright books and released to Flickr Commons by the British Library.View image on FlickrView all images from bookView catalogue entry for book., Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...
- KC Union Station By Unknown author - Library of Congress, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...
- NY Penn Station Ext By Bain News Service - This image is available from the United States Library of Congress's Prints and Photographs divisionunder the digital ID ggbain.09705.This tag does not indicate the copyright status of the attached work. A normal copyright tag is still required. See Commons:Licensing., Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...
- Indonesia HSR By Rayhan72 - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...
- Turkey HSR By Btian Paul Dorsam - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...
- Morocco HSR By NicholasNCE - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...
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It's no secret that, today, the US lags behind basically every other country in the industrialized world when it comes to passenger rail. What you might not know, though, is that a century ago we had a passenger rail network that was the envy of the entire planet.
----------
Patreon - a way to directly support continuing CityNerd output! Thanks to all who have signed up so far.
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BlueSky: @nerd4cities
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Threads: @nerd4cities
Twitter: @nerd4cities
----------
Previous CityNerd Videos Referenced:
- The Top 10 Union Stations: Union Stations: The Best, the Worst, ...
- Los Angeles Streetcar Remnants: In Search of Walkable L.A.: How Defun...
- Urbanist MLB Ballparks: What Is Urbanism? 2022's Top 10 Baseb...
- CityVisit: Minneapolis: What the Twin Cities Do Better Than A...
----------
Resources:
- TImetables: https://timetableworld.com/timetables...
- 1925 ""Official Guide Of the Railways""
https://timetableworld.com/ttw-viewer...
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...
- https://media.amtrak.com/amtrak-conne...
----------
Images
- Pennsylvania RR Congressional By Association of American Railroads (railroad trade organization)-photo is from the Pennsylvania Railroad. - eBay itemphoto frontphoto back, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...
- B&O Columbian By From collection of User:JGHowes, restored for Wikipedia - Baltimore and Ohio Railroad (B&O) photo distributed by B&O Publicity Dept. with introduction of the Columbian in 1949. Published without any copyright notice., Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...
- Ny Central 20th Centiry Limited By Associated Press - eBayfrontback, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...
- Milwaukee Road Olympian By Asahel Curtis - eBay itemphoto frontphoto back, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...
- Missouri Pacific Scenic Limited By Missouri Pacific Railroad - eBay itemcard frontcard back, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...
- US population density map By JimIrwin, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...
Spain density By dieghernan - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...
- STL Union Sta By w_lemay - https://www.flickr.com/photos/5908138..., CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...
- Michigan Central Station By Curt Teich & Co. Chicago., Publisher - Scan from the original work, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...
- Cincinnati Union Terminal under construction By U.S. Government - Crop of HABS file., Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...
- Cincinnati Union Terminal today By Ɱ - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...
- PHI Broad St Station By This file is from the Mechanical Curator collection, a set of over 1 million images scanned from out-of-copyright books and released to Flickr Commons by the British Library.View image on FlickrView all images from bookView catalogue entry for book., Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...
- KC Union Station By Unknown author - Library of Congress, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...
- NY Penn Station Ext By Bain News Service - This image is available from the United States Library of Congress's Prints and Photographs divisionunder the digital ID ggbain.09705.This tag does not indicate the copyright status of the attached work. A normal copyright tag is still required. See Commons:Licensing., Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...
- Indonesia HSR By Rayhan72 - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...
- Turkey HSR By Btian Paul Dorsam - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...
- Morocco HSR By NicholasNCE - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...
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Music:
CityNerd background: Caipirinha in Hawaii by Carmen María and Edu Espinal (YouTube music library)
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Business Inquiries: [email protected]
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