“The railroad was the making of the south side. It was almost a separate community. Whereas farther north in town, there was lumber and then banking, merchants and the university.”
Wendell Nelson
“This is a municipal railroad that connects to BNSF and UP. We don't know if there are many railroads that provide this access.”
Jason Anderson
“(Chicago) Hog Butcher for the World, Tool Maker, Stacker of Wheat, Player with Railroads and the Nation's Freight Handler; Stormy, husky, brawling, City of the Big Shoulders”
Carl Sandburg
“Benefit of clergy: Half-rate on the railroad”
Mark Twain
“A railroad is like a lie you have to keep building it to make it stand.”
“In the end we went to the railroad station, as he suddenly decided he would have to go. We were just in time to see the last lights of the train disappearing. Once again Hoffmann left the house too late, and so I couldn't even say good-by to him. Perhaps I am taking too dark a view, I hope I am, but he is not coming again for another two weeks.”
Eva Braun
“We can handle the traffic if the railroad is going. We have the infrastructure...but I'm not confident UP has a real handle on the situation yet.”
Don Wylie
