by efin98
I was watching The History Channel's "Wild West Tech" and in the episode devoted to the town of Deadwood there was a line by I believe Wild Bill Hickock(sp?): "a town is only young as long as it stays off the railroad" or something nearly identicle to that...
It seems to me that railroads back in the late 1800s used to be like they are today, looked down upon by the locals and underapreciated for their affect on the communities. Anyone else get that sense while seeing the railraods in similar shows or on scripted TV?
And note: the railroads are actually looked at fairly by the series, in fact I wouldn't be surprised if they were a favorite of the people on the series in that many shows feature trains at some point in their voiceovers and reenactments
It seems to me that railroads back in the late 1800s used to be like they are today, looked down upon by the locals and underapreciated for their affect on the communities. Anyone else get that sense while seeing the railraods in similar shows or on scripted TV?
And note: the railroads are actually looked at fairly by the series, in fact I wouldn't be surprised if they were a favorite of the people on the series in that many shows feature trains at some point in their voiceovers and reenactments