Since Amtrak's 53rd birthday is happening this week, Phil talks about who really shot the passenger train, and his answer may surprise you!
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If you like public policy, tune in to my friend Amanda Head's podcast, Furthermore. A link is right here: https://www.furthermorepodcast.com/
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Show Bibliography:
1. All Aboard Episode 035: ConRail Back In The Day: https://youtu.be/1JvbgwyZD2Y?si=8QnK5bH2xHxfvMhF
2. All Aboard Book Review: Romance of the Rails by Randal O'Toole:
https://youtu.be/Nzq-AVySfjY?si=krtbkbBUZ31ecU9z
3. All Aboard Episode 007: The Conditions for Conrail:
https://youtu.be/wTdpYTqadz0?si=1Xa6bcewOEmfEPEf
4. Hosmer Report via Streamliner Memories:
https://streamlinermemories.info/GN/HosmerReport.pdf
5. 1956 Chicago Dearborn Station Photo via r/TrainPorn
https://www.reddit.com/r/TrainPorn/comments/14axog8/june_30_1956_at_dearborn_station_in_chicago_monon/#lightbox
6. 1951 Photo of Commuter Trains at Erie's Pavonia Terminal in Jersey City via r/TrainPorn https://www.reddit.com/r/TrainPorn/comments/jcm1lc/afternoon_commuter_trains_at_eries_pavonia/#lightbox
7. Buck Rogers Ray Gun Toy Photo: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buck_Rogers#/media/File:Buck_Rogers_in_the_25th_Century_U-238_Atomic_Pistol-NMAH-AHB2015q029270.jpg
8. Mitchell Park Domes in Milwaukee, WI via Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitchell_Park_Horticultural_Conservatory#/media/File:Mitchell_park_domes.jpg
9. 1969 Photo of Seaboard Coast Line's Silver Star in Richmond, VA by Marty Bernard. http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=2697673
10. Photo of a Union Pacific passenger train on the Milwaukee Road in Chicago, IL via Pinterest https://i.pinimg.com/originals/74/ef/81/74ef8149708bd795e1c2cea89b450ed0.jpg
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