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We had nice things before.
Got a not potato copy? Or context?
Extent of railway development from 1860 through 1870 to 1890
Gah, America as an empire is past its prime. Look what we had!!!
the story of streetcars in the US is similarly depressing; in the 1900s most large cities had trolly systems.
the automobile companies fixed that. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Motors_streetcar_conspiracy