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<p>[quote user="henry6"]Indeed sports teams traveled by train! Remember the leagues were smaller then, too, so you were geographically confined. MLB: NL: Boston to NY to Brooklyn to Phila to Ptsbrg to Cin to Chi or Stl. and back. AL: Boston to NY to PHil to Wash to Cleveland to Det to Chi to StL. On ice: NHL: Bos to Mtl to Tor to Det To Chi to NY back to Bos. Each city pair trip was usually a single overnighter. Football teams, too, but since they had 7 days to travel city to city it was easier.[/quote]</p><p>That reminds me of a college football/trains question: I was born in Wisconsin, never attended the Univ. of Michigan nor ever lived in that state, but I've been a wolverine my whole life (<em><strong><font color="#666699">Go Blue</font></strong></em>!). I saw a black & white film showing highlights of a Michigan - Ohio St. football game that was played in <strong>1950</strong> in the middle of a blizzard in Columbus. Michigan (who won that game 9-3) came by train, and the train arrived right at OSU's stadium. I lived in Columbus for 2 years, but unfortunately at that time, railroad history was a distant third in my priority list behind: 1.) Women, and, 2.) Women who drink a lot. Does anyone know what railroad that was whose trackage came up to the stadium?</p>
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