When completed this would be an another major east-west railroad.
A major railroad may lease a connecting line from another company, usually the latter company's full system.
Most major railroads have made large cuts in work forces with little response from the unions.
If people got wind of another major railroad coming to town, land prices would escalate.
In 1925 about 15 of 36 major railroads had adopted this practice.
At the time he was said to be the nation's youngest president of a major railroad.
The intervention announced yesterday is the first such action against a major railroad.
In the past, two major railroads had spur lines to and around parts of the lake.
Other major railroads have been accused of seeking a similar advantage.
In 1909 it became the last major railroad completed into California.