The Ups And Downs Of Rail In The West, Both Past And Present
*Note: This audio essay first aired on KRCC (Colorado Springs’ NPR affiliate, 91.5 FM) on April 29, 2021. The link to the program is here; the audio file and the text from the essay are below. Have you ever wondered how the West was won? There’s really only one answer. By train. Civilization rode the rails into the American…