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Re: Long, serious, NewYorker article about NY's Subways
Author: Ed Workman
Date: 07-06-2018 - 15:39

As expected
There's an excellent book about the building of the PRR's New York Extension AKA Penn Station
Back around 1900 the city was controlled by equally corrupt Tammany Hall i.e.; Boss Tweed.
PRR took the bids and picked a contractor whose qualifications were good and whose price was low,
Tammany wanted the job albeit its bid was higher.
PRR said no, but Tammany agreed to the lower price so it could dole out the jobs via patronage
Makes one wonder if corruption is less or more or equal nowadays
Nuke New York City and Albany, and of course Sacramento. Honesty is no policy at all

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  Long, serious, NewYorker article about NY's Subways WebDigger 07-06-2018 - 00:52
  Re: Long, serious, NewYorker article about NY's Subways Ed Workman 07-06-2018 - 08:19
  More New Yawk Pdxrailtransit 07-06-2018 - 11:00
  Re: Long, serious, NewYorker article about NY's Subways synonymouse 07-06-2018 - 11:13
  Re: Long, serious, NewYorker article about NY's Subways Ed Workman 07-06-2018 - 15:39
  @ Ed Workman Easterner 07-06-2018 - 19:50
  Re: @ Ed Workman Ed Workman 07-08-2018 - 13:22
  Re: @ Ed Workman Easterner 07-08-2018 - 16:44
  Re: Long, serious, NewYorker article about NY's Subways Carl A. 07-07-2018 - 01:03


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