John Moody Quotes
In 1862, when the charter was granted by the United States Government for the construction of a railroad from Omaha to the Pacific coast, the only States west of the Mississippi Valley in which any railroad construction of importance existed were Iowa and Missouri. 
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Practically no railroad, even as late as the sixties, was wider than another. They were all single-tracked lines.
- John Moody
