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EPISODE · Nov 18, 2011 · 31 MIN

Please Explain: The Railroads

from Please Explain (The Leonard Lopate Show) · host WNYC

Railroad historian John Hankey, and Bob Lettenberger, Director of Education for the National Railroad Museum talk about the history and significance of the freight and passenger railroads in the United States. They’ll also discuss the deterioration of our passenger railways in the 1950s and 1960s and the current state of rail travel here, compared to other countries. Our phone number has changed! It's now 212-433-9692!

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Railroad historian John Hankey, and Bob Lettenberger, Director of Education for the National Railroad Museum talk about the history and significance of the freight and passenger railroads in the United States. They’ll also discuss the deterioration of our passenger railways in the 1950s and 1960s and the current state of rail travel here, compared to other countries. Our phone number has changed! It's now 212-433-9692!

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