Is there anyway I can find a list of Class 1 railroads circa 1950? Thanks
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They weren't called "Class 1's" back then.
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Sure they were; the ICC began using the term in 1911. The bar was raised from $1 million to $5 million in 1956. You can probably get what you want out of http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:N ... ca_Class_I and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:NE2/US_Class_I .
NE2 wrote:Sure they were; the ICC began using the term in 1911. The bar was raised from $1 million to $5 million in 1956. You can probably get what you want out of http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:N ... ca_Class_I and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:NE2/US_Class_I .
Thanks for the correction.
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There were 127 Class 1s in 1950.
Merle Armitage published a book called "The Railroads of America".
In it, he listed the major railroads of 1950.
Here is what happened to them
http://www.kinglyheirs.com/NewYorkState ... e1950.html
In it, he listed the major railroads of 1950.
Here is what happened to them
http://www.kinglyheirs.com/NewYorkState ... e1950.html