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Rob Schellenberg
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Attached to the engine were five cars of FEC officials and invited dignitaries, the last being Flagler’s own sleeper, Car 91, which he had used to travel the rails since having it built in 1886. Car 91 was a copper-roofed pleasure palace of a railroad car, containing a Victorian-styled, wood-paneled lounge, sleeping berths for visitors, and a priva
... See moreLes Standiford • Last Train to Paradise: Henry Flagler and the Spectacular Rise and Fall of the Railroad that Crossed an Ocean
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Ian Tatterton
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Rhys Algar
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Potts’s ambitions were unbounded: he believed that fast-freight companies, by controlling transshipping points, loading facilities, and specialized carriers like tank cars, could emerge as the freight balancer and rate-setter for all railroad traffic. The cross-ownership with the Pennsylvania ensured that the Empire’s facilities were designed to op
... See moreCharles R. Morris • The Tycoons: How Andrew Carnegie, John D. Rockefeller, Jay Gould, and J. P. Morgan Invented the American Supereconomy
Alan Ogle
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