Train delays
From: "Julia Hemminger" mehr077@gmail.com
I am writing an historical fiction novel set in the early 1870's, about a young married couple making a land claim. The setting is a small town in Wisconsin.
What caused train delays, and how long did they last, for instance, if it was a mechanical issue, how long would it take to get the part and/or fix if the town was approximately 80 miles north of Madison? What usually caused delays? ...
—Julia Hemminger
I am writing an historical fiction novel set in the early 1870's, about a young married couple making a land claim. The setting is a small town in Wisconsin.
What caused train delays, and how long did they last, for instance, if it was a mechanical issue, how long would it take to get the part and/or fix if the town was approximately 80 miles north of Madison? What usually caused delays? ...
—Julia Hemminger
posted from CPRR Discussion Group at 10:24 PM
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See,
The Most Eventful Journey in the History of Railroading: 36-day blizzard-filled transcontinental adventure. Walter Scott Fitz, letter, 1872.
Also see related.
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