Perkins and Budd: A Comparative Study of Railway Statesmanship
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چکیده
In June 1912, I was almost run down by a Maine Central express train; my older sister grabbed me out of the way just in the nick of time; and from that moment to this I have had an ongoing love affair with railroads. Not that I qualify for a moment as a fan or buff or, as the elegant late Lucius Beebe put it, an aficionado. Rather, my approach has been as one concerned with the impact the railways have had on society. Let me explore this a bit.
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