Re: PC: Another Penn Central Book.

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> Good point.  Look at the Rock Island, look at the Milwaukee Road.  The disease was spreading.  Deregulation turned things around.  

Rock Island is another good example of a railroad that was sick and the government killed. At one time UP tried to merge Rock Island. After many years of foot dragging the government finally gave the OK after the Rock Island was too far gone for the UP to want.

Bryan Turner

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