Comments by "Jim Luebke" (@jimluebke3869) on "Transport: The Economics (and Politics) of Railroads || Peter Zeihan" video.

  1. It makes me miss old BBC documentaries. Gotta finish re-watching James Burke's "Connections" with my kids.
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  2. His channel should have milk carton merch.
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  3. "Without the transcontinental railroad we would never have controlled California. Is that a win?" I'm reminded of the industrial tycoon, interviewed upon leaving a meeting at the Bilderberg hotel. Reporter: "Is it true that this 'Bilderberger Group' controls the world?" Industrialist: "I really hope not, because if we do, we're doing an awful job of it."
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  4. Ulysses S. Grant talks about moving the US Army through the isthsmian route during the Mexican-American war. Apparently the problem with the Panamanian lowlands was a sickness known locally as the vomito which afflicted many.
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  5. Fascinating. I would love to hear your thoughts as you take a cruise along the Erie Canal.
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