The Land Desk

The Land Desk

News roundup: Rail, real estate, and dinosaurs

Bits and pieces of interesting information

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Jonathan P. Thompson
Apr 04, 2023
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Detail of a map showing all U.S. rail lines circa 1918. It’s an amazing map in many ways. It gives a visual understanding of how extensive the rail network once was; it has communities and rail sidings that I had never heard of (Price, northeast of Chromo, for example, or Osier or Raymond); and, in the places rail did not reach, it reveals areas too rug…
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