CityNerd | The Sad and Awful Way We Destroyed the World's Greatest Passenger Rail @CityNerd | Uploaded September 2023 | Updated October 2024, 3 hours ago.
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It's no secret that, today, the US lags behind basically every other country in the industrialized world when it comes to passenger rail. What you might not know, though, is that a century ago we had a passenger rail network that was the envy of the entire planet.
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Previous CityNerd Videos Referenced:
- The Top 10 Union Stations: youtu.be/SaK1tohYeVI
- Los Angeles Streetcar Remnants: youtu.be/ZewK0lOC9T4
- Urbanist MLB Ballparks: youtu.be/aXQx1_Zi1BA
- CityVisit: Minneapolis: youtu.be/leZ6vIpwSVA
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Resources:
- TImetables: timetableworld.com/timetables.php
- 1925 ""Official Guide Of the Railways""
timetableworld.com/ttw-viewer.php?token=0e98079c-135e-4433-a9be-ab5939fd515d
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_most_populous_cities_in_the_United_States_by_decade
- media.amtrak.com/amtrak-connects-us
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Images
- Pennsylvania RR Congressional By Association of American Railroads (railroad trade organization)-photo is from the Pennsylvania Railroad. - eBay itemphoto frontphoto back, Public Domain, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=22699003
- B&O Columbian By From collection of User:JGHowes, restored for Wikipedia - Baltimore and Ohio Railroad (B&O) photo distributed by B&O Publicity Dept. with introduction of the Columbian in 1949. Published without any copyright notice., Public Domain, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=16765502
- Ny Central 20th Centiry Limited By Associated Press - eBayfrontback, Public Domain, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=32681038
- Milwaukee Road Olympian By Asahel Curtis - eBay itemphoto frontphoto back, Public Domain, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=20125801
- Missouri Pacific Scenic Limited By Missouri Pacific Railroad - eBay itemcard frontcard back, Public Domain, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=22935484
- US population density map By JimIrwin, CC BY-SA 3.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1178664
Spain density By dieghernan - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=97661758
- STL Union Sta By w_lemay - flickr.com/photos/59081381@N03/53050963215/, CC BY-SA 2.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=134537551
- Michigan Central Station By Curt Teich & Co. Chicago., Publisher - Scan from the original work, Public Domain, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=30864671
- Cincinnati Union Terminal under construction By U.S. Government - Crop of HABS file., Public Domain, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=79723855
- Cincinnati Union Terminal today By Ɱ - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=79204404
- PHI Broad St Station By This file is from the Mechanical Curator collection, a set of over 1 million images scanned from out-of-copyright books and released to Flickr Commons by the British Library.View image on FlickrView all images from bookView catalogue entry for book., Public Domain, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=33331056
- KC Union Station By Unknown author - Library of Congress, Public Domain, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=70544051
- NY Penn Station Ext By Bain News Service - This image is available from the United States Library of Congress's Prints and Photographs divisionunder the digital ID ggbain.09705.This tag does not indicate the copyright status of the attached work. A normal copyright tag is still required. See Commons:Licensing., Public Domain, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=32506875
- Indonesia HSR By Rayhan72 - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=128617721
- Turkey HSR By Btian Paul Dorsam - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=90224007
- Morocco HSR By NicholasNCE - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=75117884
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Watch the Nebula Original, Wendover's The Logistics of Hajj from its Logistics of X series: nebula.tv/videos/wendover-the-logistics-of-hajj?ref=citynerd
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It's no secret that, today, the US lags behind basically every other country in the industrialized world when it comes to passenger rail. What you might not know, though, is that a century ago we had a passenger rail network that was the envy of the entire planet.
----------
Patreon - a way to directly support continuing CityNerd output! Thanks to all who have signed up so far.
patreon.com/CityNerd
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Instagram: @nerd4cities
BlueSky: @nerd4cities
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Threads: @nerd4cities
Twitter: @nerd4cities
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Previous CityNerd Videos Referenced:
- The Top 10 Union Stations: youtu.be/SaK1tohYeVI
- Los Angeles Streetcar Remnants: youtu.be/ZewK0lOC9T4
- Urbanist MLB Ballparks: youtu.be/aXQx1_Zi1BA
- CityVisit: Minneapolis: youtu.be/leZ6vIpwSVA
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Resources:
- TImetables: timetableworld.com/timetables.php
- 1925 ""Official Guide Of the Railways""
timetableworld.com/ttw-viewer.php?token=0e98079c-135e-4433-a9be-ab5939fd515d
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_most_populous_cities_in_the_United_States_by_decade
- media.amtrak.com/amtrak-connects-us
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Images
- Pennsylvania RR Congressional By Association of American Railroads (railroad trade organization)-photo is from the Pennsylvania Railroad. - eBay itemphoto frontphoto back, Public Domain, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=22699003
- B&O Columbian By From collection of User:JGHowes, restored for Wikipedia - Baltimore and Ohio Railroad (B&O) photo distributed by B&O Publicity Dept. with introduction of the Columbian in 1949. Published without any copyright notice., Public Domain, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=16765502
- Ny Central 20th Centiry Limited By Associated Press - eBayfrontback, Public Domain, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=32681038
- Milwaukee Road Olympian By Asahel Curtis - eBay itemphoto frontphoto back, Public Domain, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=20125801
- Missouri Pacific Scenic Limited By Missouri Pacific Railroad - eBay itemcard frontcard back, Public Domain, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=22935484
- US population density map By JimIrwin, CC BY-SA 3.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1178664
Spain density By dieghernan - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=97661758
- STL Union Sta By w_lemay - flickr.com/photos/59081381@N03/53050963215/, CC BY-SA 2.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=134537551
- Michigan Central Station By Curt Teich & Co. Chicago., Publisher - Scan from the original work, Public Domain, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=30864671
- Cincinnati Union Terminal under construction By U.S. Government - Crop of HABS file., Public Domain, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=79723855
- Cincinnati Union Terminal today By Ɱ - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=79204404
- PHI Broad St Station By This file is from the Mechanical Curator collection, a set of over 1 million images scanned from out-of-copyright books and released to Flickr Commons by the British Library.View image on FlickrView all images from bookView catalogue entry for book., Public Domain, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=33331056
- KC Union Station By Unknown author - Library of Congress, Public Domain, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=70544051
- NY Penn Station Ext By Bain News Service - This image is available from the United States Library of Congress's Prints and Photographs divisionunder the digital ID ggbain.09705.This tag does not indicate the copyright status of the attached work. A normal copyright tag is still required. See Commons:Licensing., Public Domain, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=32506875
- Indonesia HSR By Rayhan72 - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=128617721
- Turkey HSR By Btian Paul Dorsam - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=90224007
- Morocco HSR By NicholasNCE - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=75117884
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Music:
CityNerd background: Caipirinha in Hawaii by Carmen María and Edu Espinal (YouTube music library)
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Business Inquiries: thecitynerd@nebula.tv
