Both Jay Gould and his son, George, had transcontinental ambitions: Jay for the money and George for the railroading of it all. The Erie played no part in either scheme. See "The Historical Guide to North American Railroads", Drury; Kalmbach, 1985. Randy Brown - -------------------------------------------------------------- I am sort of loathe to add to this topic, as I thought the "monotony" topic line probably had been applied to this thread, BUT: It seems to me that when Gould was a factor in railroad history, he owned the ERIE and the MOPAC, and he was trying to build a transcontinental . . . . So it's not a new idea. SGL The Erie Lackawanna Mailing List http://EL-List.railfan.net/ To Unsubscribe: http://Lists.Railfan.net/erielackunsub.html ------------------------------
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