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Railway network in the United States at the start of the US Civil War (sopuli.xyz)
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[โ€“] Aedis@lemmy.world 4 points 5 days ago (1 children)

And those lines that are in NYC? Yup the same ones we use today. They haven't been updated since I bet.

[โ€“] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 2 days ago

oh sure they have! they tore down the overhead wire :))))))))))))))))))))))))))