While no one railroad can completely duplicate another line, two or more may compete at particular points
John MoodyIn the decade before the Civil War various north and south lines of railway were projected and some of these were assisted by grants of land from the Federal Government
John MoodyThe United States as we know it today is largely the result of mechanical inventions, and in particular of agricultural machinery and the railroad. One transformed millions of acres of uncultivated land into fertile farms, while the other furnished the transportation which carried the crops to distant markets.
John MoodyMany of the railroad evils were inherent in the situation; they were explained by the fact that both managers and public were dealing with a new agency whose laws they did not completely understand
John Moody