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DrippingWithNectar t1_itpydno wrote

How about dat. Lovely view. We rank 4th in the country for number of railroad track miles! "Plants aren't high, the train is nigh. Plants aren't low, you're good to go"

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Fitz2001 t1_itq3vin wrote

That’s crazy. Texas, Illinois, Ohio, PA.

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courageous_liquid t1_itq9cp5 wrote

PA was at the heart of industrialization and our steel and coal industries made us ideal candidates for rail (and before that, canal) for freight. I think we're like 6-7th-ish in roadway mileage.

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