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Originally Posted by ardecila
These coastal landscapes of estuaries and inlets are extremely difficult to retrofit rail, IMO. It's not just a problem in Mobile or Pensacola but also Charleston, Wilmington, tidewater Virginia, and to a lesser extent Jacksonville and Savannah. Historically the rail connections led from coastal port cities inland to their hinterlands; they were not built to link coastal cities with each other. Still today the best way to serve these cities is with terminal stations rather than through-stations.
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Ever wondered why US Highway 1 runs so far inland in Virginia, North and South Carolina? Believe it or not, it has been routed that way since the 1920s when the US Highway routing system was established. Well, you hit the reason right on the bullseye, Model T Fords were not suited to run well on dirt roads in swamps.
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