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I too would still like to see some data from the 30s. The war years represesnt a peak in traffic and revenues. Due to the demand for power, maintenance was kept to the minimum needed to get the loco back out on the road. Some roads like UP went through an extensive rebuilding process in anticipation of the war, in effect front loading those expenses. In the post war period railroads had more power than they needed so when steam locos needed major repairs they were parked. As diesels came online, older classes were retired and what was kept received even less maintenance. <br /> <br />I also think it would be useful to look at roads other than the Milw or Hill lines. Putting the who had the best route argument aside, there were too many northern transcons. Even today the former NP route is underutilized. Perhaps it was the PCE that was the big mistake for those roads.
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