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freebeard · 08-17-2019, 01:32 PM

I watched the video. It's not the first time this has happened.

The Willamette Valley used to have competing electric railways on opposite sides of the river. A most civilized way to travel.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oregon_Electric_Railway

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southe...Electric_Lines

The Oregon Electric line was purchase by a consortium that consisted of General Motors, an oil company, and what became Greyhound or Trailways bus service. They stacked up the rolling stock and torched it. Details were in an Oregon Times magazine article that I can't find. If it turns up I will make my first Wikipedia edit.

08-17-2019, 01:32 PM	#1291 (permalink)
freebeard Master EcoModder Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: northwest of normal Posts: 28,497 Thanks: 8,060 Thanked 8,860 Times in 7,314 Posts	I watched the video. It's not the first time this has happened. The Willamette Valley used to have competing electric railways on opposite sides of the river. A most civilized way to travel. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oregon_Electric_Railway https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southe...Electric_Lines The Oregon Electric line was purchase by a consortium that consisted of General Motors, an oil company, and what became Greyhound or Trailways bus service. They stacked up the rolling stock and torched it. Details were in an Oregon Times magazine article that I can't find. If it turns up I will make my first Wikipedia edit. __________________ . .Without freedom of speech we wouldn't know who all the idiots are. -- anonymous poster ____________________ . .Three conspiracy theorists walk into a bar --You can't say that is a coincidence.