tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6139352805561711344.post5963802727262753315..comments2024-03-15T09:38:04.020-07:00Comments on Five Dollar Mail: Pony Express Mythbusters'ginahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01696955787843448807noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6139352805561711344.post-59615021863125236552015-01-20T18:41:26.495-08:002015-01-20T18:41:26.495-08:00I just looked that railroad up and now I wish I ha...I just looked that railroad up and now I wish I had known about it when I was making regular trips to that part of the country. Very cool. I bet parts of that route were harrowing!'ginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01696955787843448807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6139352805561711344.post-55309307900398667592015-01-20T13:26:29.752-08:002015-01-20T13:26:29.752-08:00Ya should swing by the Allegheny Portage Railroad....Ya should swing by the Allegheny Portage Railroad. That actually managed to turn a profit sending freight over the Alleghenies. Dangerous work, that.<br />--MianAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6139352805561711344.post-52656295530296453652013-12-10T17:42:18.644-08:002013-12-10T17:42:18.644-08:00Awesome post! I've heard you mention some of ...Awesome post! I've heard you mention some of these facts when discussing the books but some are new to me. Jim Shelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05006833955333061262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6139352805561711344.post-74091077965898937822013-12-05T18:17:56.723-08:002013-12-05T18:17:56.723-08:00Yep. Barely a year and a half, and that's not ...Yep. Barely a year and a half, and that's not even taking into account the interruptions. <br /><br />It was gloriously ambitious, ridiculously expensive, and ultimately doomed. The company went bankrupt. <br /><br />But while it was barely a blip on the radar screen of history...what a tremendous blip it was! It's the ultimate adventure, man-against-the-odds story. And that's why there such a massive mythos grown up around it. 'ginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01696955787843448807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6139352805561711344.post-41860872636461396662013-12-05T17:58:27.464-08:002013-12-05T17:58:27.464-08:00Hehehehe...
I had no idea that it only ran for 18...Hehehehe...<br /><br />I had no idea that it only ran for 18 months!!! The fact that there's so much story and it's a common historical... mention? (I lack vocabulary right now) is amazing for something that lasted not even 2 years!!<br /><br />Those are some awesome facts right there!! I've known *of* the pony express for as long as I can remember, but this is the first time I can remember seeing some good facts on it! I love history! ^_^Katriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13748135307448824342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6139352805561711344.post-77127094319581580422013-12-05T17:46:40.850-08:002013-12-05T17:46:40.850-08:00Sorry! I probably should have arraigned to blow so...Sorry! I probably should have arraigned to blow something up or at least set it on fire! :-DDD'ginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01696955787843448807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6139352805561711344.post-56271517881011643692013-12-05T17:19:39.909-08:002013-12-05T17:19:39.909-08:00This post had a disturbing lack of ballistics gel,...This post had a disturbing lack of ballistics gel, gunpowder, and C4. False advertising!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com