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A quick read, describing the roughly 10,000 workers who built train engines at the Baldwin Locomotive Works, which was spread over twelve city blocks in Philade
by chris_st 6y ago
A quick read, describing the roughly 10,000 workers who built train engines at the Baldwin Locomotive Works, which was spread over twelve city blocks in Philadelphia. They put out seven engines a day (!), and for modern development, it would be interesting to get more on their process.