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that doesn't sound like an awful lot for two locomotives and logistics...?
by black_puppydog 7y ago
that doesn't sound like an awful lot for two locomotives and logistics...?
- jopsen 7y agoProbably the locomotives had to be scrapped regardless. But putting down the rail sounds expensive, could it be that this was cheaper back then?
- jl6 7y agoProbably the track they laid would have needed to meet only the most basic requirements, with minimal consideration of reliability, safety, longevity, etc.
- bluGill 7y agoPutting down rail would have been cheap. Since it was one time use they could take a lot of shortcuts - who cares if the next frost will twist the rails when you will be done before the next frost.
- ataturk 7y agoPeople labored 16hrs a day for pennies. There was no OSHA and no governing bodies because there was nobody to complain about where the tracks were laid, etc.