Re: [CBQ] Heyday of Railroads?

["qutlx1@aol.com [CBQ]" <CBQ@yahoogroups.com>]

Jan,

I suppose it depends on ones definition of prosperous.From a systems point of view,profitability and depth and types of services the period from about 1890-1910 would be the zenith of railroads in The U.S. 

I'm not the only one who defines it that way. The Mid Continent Railway Museum at North Freedom uses that in their mission statement,which is to depict a northern Midwest RR operation in the Golden age of railroading around the above years...

This was the time when railroads were the only choice for freight or passengers. They controlled 

Movement of everything,people,live stopcock,packages(LCL),express,mail,etc,. 

Leo Phillipp

On Jan 14, 2016, at 12:00 PM, JK public@redtower.net [CBQ] <CBQ@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

 

Another question that came to mind while reading Corbin's book was the timeframe
that could be considered railroad's most "prosperous" time. I think a lot of
people might say the 1930s, but at that point in time rail and passenger service
had already dropped and many small lines had shut down. At what point did
railroads being to feel the loss of traffic & revenue due to
automobiles/trucks? I'd just throw out a figure of around 100 years ago...1916,
but interested in what others may have seen.

Cheers!

Jan Kohl
www.castlegraphics.com

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