
Episode 126: The 1946 Naperville Wreck
Well There‘s Your Problem
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The Unbelievable World's Fair
The Pullman Company used to gouge customers with Pullman fare, which was more expensive but offered delightful things like wonderful bedding and free meals aboard the train. Now that Amtrak has nationalized the system, this is no longer necessary. So you can kind of get an idea of the three circles there basically in the center of the map is where the CB&Q hands it off to the Rio Grande. And then that little hot dog shaped thing in Salt Lake is where the Western Pacific would hand off the train.
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