The Dumbest Thing You Ever Put on a Railroad Track?

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i grew up in a town that had two railroads, and kind of typical of american cities. We lost one of our railroads in the 19 eighties. A lot of lines have now been abandoned as the railroads have kind of consolidated their operation. i would run out and watch watch trains on both of them, a lot of fun. What was the dumbest thing you ever put on a track? Be honest,. Like like everyone, of course, i put my share of coins on a railroad track to watch the pennies and the nickels get flattened. And yet, i probably shouldn't say this for a publication, but at one point a group of friends of

Trains. Locomotives. Choochoos. Bullet trains. Hyperloops. Subways. How fast can they go? How did they change American history? Why do people love them? What should we do with all that abandoned track? Can you marry a train? What's it like to shovel coal into a steam engine?

Alie went off the rails at the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, Michigan talking to an official ferroequinologist and curator Matt Anderson -- who confessed to some youthful railroad mischief, delivered a succinct slice of U.S. History, has train movie recommendations and discussed cars vs. trains in the great transportation debate. Also, why transporting isn't always about the trains.

The Henry Ford Museum Railroad Exhibit

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