Posted by itzjerm on March 14, 2005 10:57 PM|Permalink
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There were 233,670 miles of railroad in the United States at the beginning of 1941.
20,566 miles of railroad in the United States consisted of two or more parallel tracks at the beginning of 1941
The ten states having the greatest railway mileage are: Texas, with 16,356 miles; Illinois, with 11,949 miles; Pennsylvania, with 10,328 miles; Iowa, with 8,950 miles; Kansas, with 8,564 miles; Ohio, with 8,501 miles; Minnesota, with 8,421 miles; California, with 7,947 miles; New York, with 7,739 miles; and Michigan, with 7,303 miles. These figures are as of December 31, 1940, and do not include switching and terminal companies.
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There were 233,670 miles of railroad in the United States at the beginning of 1941.
20,566 miles of railroad in the United States consisted of two or more parallel tracks at the beginning of 1941
The ten states having the greatest railway mileage are: Texas, with 16,356 miles; Illinois, with 11,949 miles; Pennsylvania, with 10,328 miles; Iowa, with 8,950 miles; Kansas, with 8,564 miles; Ohio, with 8,501 miles; Minnesota, with 8,421 miles; California, with 7,947 miles; New York, with 7,739 miles; and Michigan, with 7,303 miles. These figures are as of December 31, 1940, and do not include switching and terminal companies.
Posted by: toopriddy | March 20, 2005 11:27 PM
HoW Old is it cause it looks very old{ha,ha}
Posted by: sweetiepie | March 21, 2005 06:13 PM