[BamaNomad]

Question: Which country has the most miles of railroad tracks?


Answer: With an extensive railway network spanning approximately 250,000 miles, the United States boasts the largest railroad system in the world. The railroad industry has been a vital component of the American economy for decades, driving commerce and supporting industries such as manufacturing, agriculture, and mining.

 

[Shadetree55]

Question: Which country has the most miles of railroad tracks?


Answer: With an extensive railway network spanning approximately 250,000 miles, the United States boasts the largest railroad system in the world. The railroad industry has been a vital component of the American economy for decades, driving commerce and supporting industries such as manufacturing, agriculture, and mining.

I've always loved trains. I have 2 friends, (brothers) that retired from 40 years on the railroad. They get great perks and a good retirement. Also part of their retirement is they have free travel by train to travel anywhere in America

 

[BamaNomad]

... part of their retirement is they have free travel by train to travel anywhere in America

.. On AMTRAK? or in a boxcar?

PS. I've ridden trains in Europe (Italy and Germany) but not since I was very young in the US. One of my friends whom I went to college with and worked with at McMorrow Labs (Redstone Arsenal, AL) was working a project and he and a coworker needed to travel to California for a big project review. His coworker didn't (and wouldn't) fly, so they took a train(S) to CA and it was a long and timeconsuming trip... they basically spent the weekends on each side of their review 'traveling' on the trains... I was suprised the government allowed them time to do it..

 

[Shadetree55]

.. On AMTRAK? or in a boxcar?

PS. I've ridden trains in Europe (Italy and Germany) but not since I was very young in the US. One of my friends whom I went to college with and worked with at McMorrow Labs (Redstone Arsenal, AL) was working a project and he and a coworker needed to travel to California for a big project review. His coworker didn't (and wouldn't) fly, so they took a train(S) to CA and it was a long and timeconsuming trip... they basically spent the weekends on each side of their review 'traveling' on the trains... I was suprised the government allowed them time to do it..

Amtrak LOL---when I was a kid we lived right by a train track. I used to sneak a ride up town on a caboose. It was always really slow because they had to cross a street right before it got by my house and it went North right through town about 2 blocks from the town square.

 

[BamaNomad]

Interesting... Tom went 'uptown'.... when I was young, we usually said 'we're going 'downtown'.... Wonder why that is and what is the difference? Do you guys say 'uptown'? or 'downtown'?? Does it have to do with the size of the town we going to?

 

[Shadetree55]

Interesting... Tom went 'uptown'.... when I was young, we usually said 'we're going 'downtown'.... Wonder why that is and what is the difference? Do you guys say 'uptown'? or 'downtown'?? Does it have to do with the size of the town we going to?

I figure if town is north it must be uptown---south would be downtown LOL

 

[Rick_L]

“Downtown” comes from the town or city being located on a river or creek. “Uptown” comes from the city being located on a hill.

 

[BamaNomad]

Both of those answers are pretty good... and either/both could be correct... ??

 

[Greg's 56 Nomad]

I wouldn't have guessed the United States, as there are countries with much more land mass than us.
As far as towns go, I have always said downtown. Petula Clark might have had something to do with that.

 

[Plasticman087]

I took my Boy Scout troop on a train ride on Amtrak from Houston to (Alpine, NM) just outside Philmont. Obviously we were there for Philmont, but with a little planning they all earned the Railroading merit badge on the trip.

Rob

 

[stoveboltgeek]

Interesting... Tom went 'uptown'.... when I was young, we usually said 'we're going 'downtown'.... Wonder why that is and what is the difference? Do you guys say 'uptown'? or 'downtown'?? Does it have to do with the size of the town we going to?

Perhaps Billy Joel can explain the difference.

 

[BamaNomad]

Maybe that's it geek...

 

[wagonman100]

My grandfather on my mother’s side was a railroad engineer. They moved from Iowa to Maryland in the 1940s because of his job. Unfortunately he passed away before I was born.

 

[Shadetree55]

I wouldn't have guessed the United States, as there are countries with much more land mass than us.
As far as towns go, I have always said downtown. Petula Clark might have had something to do with that.

The Difference between Uptown and Downtown

When in any major city, there are often different regions. The terms “downtown” and “uptown” are commonly used to refer to separate and distinct areas of a community, but the difference between the two is

www.differencebetween.net

 

[BamaNomad]

That's almost more than I wanted to know, but it's comforting to know that WE (in Trifive) figured that all out on our own,.. in10 or so posts..