“There is no worse heresy than that the office sanctifies the holder of it”—Lord Acton
Once the symbol of American technological achievement and of fortunes mightily made, the transportation wonder of the nineteenth century has been victimized by the present century’s faster pace. Whether this will prove ultimately to be a boon to conservationists and culturemongers is a matter of some concern to Mr. Kronenberger. ATLANTICcritic.