Re: [OM] New photos up

[Chris Trask]

>
> > The railroads
> > get all of the glory, but the I&M was there before they were and actually
> > made it feasible for the railroads to come into Chicago.
>
>If it was like the Erie Canal the canal boats hauled the rails and ties 
>to lay down the rail lines the caused their own demise.
>

    And also like the sailing ships hauling coal around the world at the end of 
the 19th century to fuel the steam ships that took over the coastal trade.  I'm 
presently reading "The Way of a Ship" and the author covers this part of 
maritime history fairly well.


Chris
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