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Could the figure be passenger miles? In 1858,there were approximately
27,000 miles of railroads in the US. Dividing your figure by 27000
provides a much more realistic figure.
Consider that the RR was a major form of local, as well as long
distance, travel. It sure beat the alternatives!
Tom
David Minor wrote:
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> York Staters,
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> According to French's Gazetteer of 1860 in the fiscal year ending September
> 30, 1858, New York State trains had carried 43,786,579 passengers. If I'm
> reading the report correctly, that's a lot of people. Does anyone else have
> any thoughts on the accuracy of that count?
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