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Originally Posted by t walgamuth
That was what I was going to say. In some cases the right of way land was just the beginning, the government also gave them additional land to sell to help pay for the cost of building the railroads.
Didn't you ever wonder how they managed to shoot those railroads across the whole country in one fell swoop?
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That was then, railroads were highly sought, some incentive was deemed appropriate.
Now, I gather that trucking companies have an advantage over railroads as trucking companies have their roadway construction and maintenance subsidized.