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Romance of the rails : why the passenger trains we love are not the transportation we need /

American transportation has undergone many technological revolutions, from sailing ships to steam ships, from passenger trains and urban rail transit to airplanes and automobiles. Normally, the government has allowed and even encouraged these revolutions, but for some reason the federal government i...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	O'Toole, Randal (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Washington, D.C. : Cato Institute, [2018]
Subjects:	Railroads > United States. Transportation > Passenger traffic > Government policy > United States. Passenger trains > United States > History.

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