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1 posted on 07/29/2025 1:40:37 PM PDT by Olog-hai
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Granddaddy was an engineer on the old Seaboard Line railroad.


2 posted on 07/29/2025 1:45:23 PM PDT by ComputerGuy
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They missed the first transcontinental railroad opportunity by 156 years.


3 posted on 07/29/2025 1:45:41 PM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom
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7 posted on 07/29/2025 1:58:14 PM PDT by smokingfrog ( sleep with one eye open (<o> --- )
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I have a great name for this railroad.

The Taggart Transcontinental Railroad.


12 posted on 07/29/2025 2:18:04 PM PDT by Ronaldus Magnus III (Do, or do not, there is no try - AND - Every Time You Fall Down, Get The Frak Up! )
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To: Olog-hai

This is somewhat like getting all the railroads when playing Monopoly.


13 posted on 07/29/2025 2:19:44 PM PDT by glorgau
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Who gets the golden spike?


16 posted on 07/29/2025 2:24:27 PM PDT by ryderann
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Will hurt competition and make the Shareholders richer...


17 posted on 07/29/2025 2:25:01 PM PDT by dpetty121263
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And massive layoffs...


19 posted on 07/29/2025 2:26:35 PM PDT by dpetty121263
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Norfolk Southern + Union Pacific?

They could call it "Southern Pacific". { snicker }

21 posted on 07/29/2025 2:37:30 PM PDT by Salman (It's not a slippery slope if it was part of the program all along.)
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I own stock in these. Should be good for me.


25 posted on 07/29/2025 3:02:08 PM PDT by packrat35 (Pureblood! No clot shot for me!)
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I own stock in these. Should be good for me.


26 posted on 07/29/2025 3:02:13 PM PDT by packrat35 (Pureblood! No clot shot for me!)
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Gonna place a big order of Reardon Steel.
Gonna build a track right to the Gulch.


28 posted on 07/29/2025 3:19:39 PM PDT by Vermont Lt
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I'd love to see this.
We really screwed up by letting our rail system go to hell.
31 posted on 07/29/2025 4:12:22 PM PDT by TangoLimaSierra (⭐⭐To the Left, The Truth is Right Wing Violence⭐⭐)
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