Month: April 2022
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The Milwaukee Road’s Pacific Extension
The Pacific Extension was the successful attempt by the Chicago, Milwaukee and Saint Paul Railroad (the Milwaukee Road) to build a transcontinental line over the Rocky and Cascade mountain ranges and reach the Pacific Northwest, specifically the Seattle area. Construction on the line began in 1906 and completed in 1909; the line represented the shortest…
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Shortcuts
There are three kinds of shortcut: 1. Discovered shortcuts. These are the original shortcut. They were always there, but needed to be discovered. When you cut through a yard or a canyon because it is a shorter path from point A to point B, you are using this kind of shortcut. 2. Cheating. Cheating feels…