The railroad originally was as completely dissociated from steam propulsion as was the ship

Great men are usually the products of their times and one of the men developed by these times takes rank with the greatest railroad leaders in history.

In the United States three new methods of transportation made their appearance at almost the same time - the steamboat, the canal boat, and the rail car

While no one railroad can completely duplicate another line, two or more may compete at particular points

Horses and mules, and even sail cars, made more rapid progress than did the earliest locomotive.

The financial history of the Baltimore and Ohio since the close of the nineteenth century is interesting chiefly in connection with changes in the control of the property

In the decade before the Civil War various north and south lines of railway were projected and some of these were assisted by grants of land from the Federal Government

When the scheme for the construction of a railroad from Baltimore to the waters of the Ohio River first began to take form, the United States had barely emerged from the Revolutionary period

Many of the railroad evils were inherent in the situation; they were explained by the fact that both managers and public were dealing with a new agency whose laws they did not completely understand

As the contest proceeded, public interest increased and the entire country watched to see which company would win the big government subsidies through the mountains.

The history of the Erie Railroad ever since 1901 has been a record of progress

90% of the game is half mental.

To serve means to dedicate or devote yourself fully to a certain course and to please the person you are serving in everything

You can't automate in the arts. Since the sixteenth century there has been no change in the number of people necessary to produce Hamlet.

Nothing ever comes to one, that is worth having, except as a result of hard work.

Success, they taught me, is built on the foundation of courage, hard-work and individual responsibility. Despite what some would have us believe, success is not built on resentment and fears.

I am an Aries. Although I do not believe in astrology, I think this is exactly the right sign to have been born under.

A brilliant and challenging discussion presented with extraordinary clarity.

In prayerful silence you must look into your own heart. No one can tell you better than yourself what comes between you and God. Ask yourself. Then listen!

The trouble with European cities is that they are drenched in their history, almost all of which is terrible.

People talk about immigration, but they won't talk about the corruption that actually exists between Mexico and the U.S.