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Do the people still own some right-of-ways used for rail transport?
Are leases being paid for?
Showing posts with label railways. Show all posts
Showing posts with label railways. Show all posts
Saturday, December 18, 2010
My Memory is Growing Dim
I was thinking of the railways, the railroad, rolling-stock. I was trying to remember things; perhaps I never Knew. I know that for a time I was a brakeman for the SP. Please help me.
Who owns the cross country railways? Who owned the land into which the golden spike was driven? I thought it belonged to us, the people. I thought 99 year leases long, but not a transfer of ownership? Didn't honest Abe start the railroads with the people's money? Do I have it all wrong?
Who owns the cross country railways? Who owned the land into which the golden spike was driven? I thought it belonged to us, the people. I thought 99 year leases long, but not a transfer of ownership? Didn't honest Abe start the railroads with the people's money? Do I have it all wrong?
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