railroads
3 statements across 2 episodes · 0 bullish · 0 bearish · 1 people on the record · first statement Nov 26, 2024 by David Senra · across every show →
Everything said about railroads, oldest first
Nov 26, 2024 neutral
Jan 13, 2025
By 1885, American railroads generated twice the revenue of the federal government
“So by 1885 railroads brought in twice the revenue as the federal government. They, railroads were the nation's largest employer. The railroaders were the largest private land holders in the country. They own more than 10% of the land in the United States.”
Jan 13, 2025
Standardized time was created to synchronize railroad schedules across distant towns
“The reason that we have the concept of standardized time came because of the railroads. It was standardized time was unheard of until railroad schedules Made it necessary for two towns located hundreds of miles apart to keep the same clocks.”