hound29 t1_j9b6yj8 wrote on February 20, 2023 at 5:25 PM

I can never read enough about that ‘38 storm. What havoc it left everywhere

graemeknows OP t1_j9balvv wrote on February 20, 2023 at 5:49 PM

Indeed. The destruction was stunning.

hound29 t1_j9bh3id wrote on February 20, 2023 at 6:30 PM

And it isolated New England for a stretch. The only long distance route in or out operable was the B&M main line to Portland. Significant freight including all milk all siphoned to one albeit major line all while rebuilding (at least what wasn’t left) the rest of the system. All was done in a manner of weeks. There are some great narratives from RR in that time

Curious_Buffalo_1206 t1_j9f5ahq wrote on February 21, 2023 at 2:00 PM

These days, they’d have grifter consultants like McKinsey study it for 30 years before they broke ground on reconstruction. Then they’d have four managers breathing down the neck of every worker, wondering how they can make him work 10% faster while they jerk each other off all day.

ihadacowman t1_j9ccp4a wrote on February 20, 2023 at 9:56 PM

Here’s a story I just came across for the first time.

I wasn’t previously aware of the efforts of the purpose-created Northeast Timber Salavage Administration (NETSA) largely executed by the WPA and CCC.