While no one railroad can completely duplicate another line, two or more may compete at particular points. John Moody competecompletelyduplicate Change image and share on social
With the reorganization of 1898 finished, the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad entered a new period in its history. John Moody baltimoreenterfinish Change image and share on social
Great men are usually the products of their times and one of the men developed by these times takes rank with the greatest railroad leaders in history. John Moody developgreathistory Change image and share on social
People began to understand that with the acquisition of California the nation had obtained practically half a continent, of which the future possibilities were almost unlimited, so far as the development of natural resources and the genera production of wealth were concerned. John Moody acquisitionbegincalifornia share on social
The construction of extensive railways, however, and particularly the consolidation of small, experimental lines into large systems, dates from the days of the discovery of gold in California. John Moody californiaconsolidationconstruction Change image and share on social
The nation did not begin to realize the extraordinary possibilities of the vast Western territory until its attention was thus suddenly and definitely concentrated on the Pacific by the annual addition of over fifty million dollars to the circulating medium. John Moody additionannualattention share on social
Consequently many large railroad systems of heavy capitalization bid fair to run into difficulties on the first serious falling off in general business. John Moody bidbusinesscapitalization Change image and share on social
The 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 Moody absoluteactcongress share on social
As the contest proceeded, public interest increased and the entire country watched to see which company would win the big government subsidies through the mountains. John Moody bigcompanycontest Change image and share on social
Farmers, merchants, manufacturers, and the traveling public have all had their troubles with the transportation lines, and the difficulties to which these struggles have given rise have produced that problem which is even now apparently far from solution. John Moody apparentlydifficultyfarmer share on social
