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pickle on March 23, 2018 at 1:47 pm

Certainly, there was more passenger service. Not sure it was "robust" though. Remember, these rail lines went out of service.  A key thing to know about this era, and not mentioned in this article, is that railroads were regulated heavily by the Interstate Commerce Commission and could not just shut down a passenger line if they wished.  Indeed, one of the main thrusts of regulation was to preserve passenger service, as railroads made more money on their freight lines.  (Broad statement, I know, and certainly some passenger lines were profitable.)  

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