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Railway network in the United States at the start of the US Civil War (sopuli.xyz)

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[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

I'd take trains for long trips, but no way could I get by without a car. How would I carry our family's crap to the beach, camp, lake? How would I get 15 sacks of groceries home? Forget hitting the hardware story for much of anything.

OTOH, I'd love to hop a train and roll to New Orleans or Mobile for a day trip.