QUOTE: Oh yea, another reason why more people don't model the 1870s: knuckle couplers weren't in general use, so you kind of have to "handwave" their presence on your layout (or assume that your railroad was particularly forward-thinking in terms of safety.) Link-and-pin couplers are a royal pain in HO scale...
QUOTE: the recession of 1874 was due to the excessive building of RR's
QUOTE: Originally posted by twhite The 1870's started the age of the railroad Robber Barons, railroad expansion all over the place, the start of several large western railroad empires, political and financial infighting that left Wall Street gasping in shock, and the transformation of America from an agricultural to an industrial giant. Tell your friend to stop playing video games and crack a few history books, LOL! That was one EXCITING era in railroading. Tom [:D][:D]
QUOTE: which railroad was built thru the town of DeSmet, South Dakota in the late 1870's
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