Ever stop to consider how much our infrastructure echoes the lessons of history? The Northeast Corridor, much like ancient Rome, wasn’t built in a day. It’s a story of evolution, adaptation, and continuous growth over decades.
History
Crossing the Cumberland
By all accounts, August 6, 1860, started as a typical Monday. But, by the time Benjamin Bartle eased the locomotive W. B. Munford onto the bridge crossing the Cumberland River in Clarksville, Tennessee, he was entering the annals of history. His train was the first to cross the bridge, a major hurdle in building a vital portion of the rail line linking Memphis and Louisville.
