“In the United States three new methods of transportation made their appearance at almost the same time - the steamboat, the canal boat, and the rail car.”
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Great men are usually the products of their times and one of the men developed by these times takes rank with the greatest railroad leaders in history.
The close relationship between railroad expansion and the genera development and prosperity of the country is nowhere brought more distinctly into relief than in connection with the construction of the Pacific railroads.
I remember that all of a sudden, the car felt like I couldn't control it. It was absolutely the most horrifying experience. We rolled over, off the freeway. I think there was something wrong with the car.
I'm gonna be making records anyway, even if I had to sell 'em out of the trunk of my car. I'm that kind of musician and singer.
