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Comment by Animats

3 months ago

Then came John Stevens.[1] Stevens was responsible for converting many American railroads from light to heavy duty. The Duluth South Shore was first. Then the Great Northern and the Rock Island. Then the Panama Railroad for building the Panama Canal. Then Russia, Siberia, China...

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Frank_Stevens

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