The first train, and, guys, you'll keep me honest here, I think it was pulled by a horse. I don't know if it sort of counts, but that was in Delaware County, Pennsylvania. You heard Mark record reference Pennsylvania Railroad, which at a time was the most valuable company in the entire world. And it was right here in our commonwealth. And it is, of course, now part of the Norfolk Southern Company. And so we're proud of that tradition. (03:57–04:05)
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