In the United States three new methods of transportation made their appearance at almost the same time - the steamboat, the canal boat, and the rail car
John MoodyWith the reorganization of 1898 finished, the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad entered a new period in its history.
John MoodyThe public conviction that a railroad linking the West and the East was an absolute necessity became so pronounced after the gold discoveries of '49 that Congress passed an act in 1853 providing for a survey of several lines from the Mississippi to the Pacific.
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