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Local author returns to the railroad one last time

Local author returns to the railroad one last time
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"This Railroad is Actually a Nuisance"— The St. Francois County Electric Railway

The story of transportation improvements in the mid-1800s until World War I is a story of railroads. Routing of railroads made the difference between prosperity if a line went through a town or stagnation if the railroad bypassed it. By 1900 electrified lines offered a new option that lacked smoke or diesel emissions and offered rapid acceleration, fast braking, and the ability to change direction without turning a locomotive around. ....

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