Re:Flight risk: can we take the carbon out of air travel?
by hodgesrm on Tuesday September 03, 2019 @01:07AM
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Rail was in fact critical for supply during the US Civil War. The Siege of Petersburg, whose eventual loss doomed the Confederacy, hinged on the important rail junction in the town. That's just one of many examples.
Use of rail in the America conflict prefigured its application the war of 1870 and of course WWI.
Use of rail in the America conflict prefigured its application the war of 1870 and of course WWI.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confederate_railroads_in_the_A...