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Just in case you were wondering, if you feel like reading it, they've never changed.  

http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2011-06-13/richard-white-railroaded/transcript



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As a counterpoint to "Railroaded," Freddie bought a copy of "Empire Express: Building the First Transcontinental Railroad" by David Howard Bain. My copy is a hardcover, but Freddie bought his in paperback at the Promontory museum store.

Both books tell the same story but from different perspectives, although much is made of the fact that the 'builders' were not railroaders in any sense of the word. They were businessmen, financiers, and investors. They took advantage of the Congressional/Presidential mandates to 'open the country' made by President Abraham Lincoln.

Empire Express is quite the read, all 670+ pages. Ask Freddie how he likes it!

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Snippy, what?

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South Bend Indiana.



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Bend, Oregon isn't sure on a direction.

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Over isn't a direction, is it?

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North Bend, Nebraska
Popcorn capital of the world. (But Snippy is from South Bend)

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BlackDog wrote:

Over isn't a direction, is it?


 it is.... "over" THERE.... 



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South Bend, WA, which is 329 miles from Ritzville.

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That isnt too far from Bend!



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