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Reviving Passenger Rail in New Zealand - A Quick Start Guide: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1pcMToZeIZ0TWeIGZk5LFN47rGr1Frewa/view [20 page PDF alert, Google Drive link] This is a wonderfully aspirational document of what the NZ rail network could be, with most proposals easily achievable in a short time frame (3-5 years) and at minimal cost. Hopefully it can serve as a template for an incoming government who are actually interested in rail. #NZPol #NZ #NewZealand #Railways #Railroads #GreensNZ #GreenParty #TheFutureIsRail

Smithsonian Institution Building. Railroad exhibit, Smithsonian Institution ca. 1920-ca. 1950. Horydczak, Theodor, approximately 1890-1971 1 transparency : color ; 8 x 10 in. #Horydczak #Theodor #American #DistrictofColumbia #Galleries&museums #Railroads #UnitedStates #Washington(DC) #photographyhttps://www.loc.gov/item/2019685186/

The #FederalAidHighwayAct was signed by Dwight #Eisenhower on #ThisDayInHistory in 1956. Once upon a time, even #conservatives understood investing in #infrastructure paid dividends for all Americans. The #HighwaySystem made holiday travel easier but helped break the #railroads.

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