Early Railway Routes and Long-Run Economic Dominance
The first railway lines did not follow wealth, they created it. A routing decision made in the 1840s could determine a city's fate for generations.
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The first railway lines did not follow wealth, they created it. A routing decision made in the 1840s could determine a city's fate for generations.