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We won't even address the hesitation that nearly all the railroads had to installing the modern coupler which would allow cars to be coupled and uncoupled without havingt employees step between the cars and use the link and pin things. How many lives, arms, fingers, hands etc were lost because the couplers were more expensive than hiring a new person? I doubt anyone could point to any railroad that has a totally clear history when looked at one perspective or another (financially, socially, economically, environmentally etc etc). <br /> <br />Of course knowing the past of our particular railroad is way for us to learn the history of this country and pass it along to visitors. - both good and bad (which would quickly dispell any notions that our visitors may have about us just "playing with trains). What a great way to stimulate conversation ! (why no caboose? why aren't there walkways on the more modern box cars? why did the movement of coal out of pennsylvania decrease so much? why did passenger service disappear?).
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