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The [[First_Fratricide#Bourgondii-Verecundian_War|Bourgondii-Verecundian War]], which later escalated into the [[First Fratricide]], dealt a major blow to these railway systems. Many railway lines, stations, and bridges were destroyed during the fighting. The far superior and interconnected rail systems of the interior of the [[Kingdom of Dericania]] proved to the [[Bergendii]] that it was time to embrace railways wholeheartedly in the post-war period.

====Chain boats====

File:Toueur.jpg

Vendhuile (Aisne) - Entrée du canal souterrain et le toueur électrique.jpg

Prokudin-Gorskii toueur and barges.jpg

CanalStQuentin1.jpg

Die Kettenschleppschiffahrt Illustrirte Zeitung Seite 80.png

</gallery>

From the 1850s through the 1930s, many rail freight companies used {{wp|chain boats}} to supplement their rail lines, especially in areas Upland mining communities were they had not yet built lines, or they were not deemed profitable. These {{wp|chain boats}} were vital both as a stop gap and also as a stand-alone mode of transit. There were even some communities that operated municipal {{wp|chain boat}} towing services to bring passengers, farmers, and workers back upstream after they had completed self-propelled journeys downstream. Because of the negligible investment capital required to start a {{wp|chain boat}} line, compared to rail, they were also used to survey potential demand for future rail lines for both passengers and cargo.

In the immediate aftermath of the [[First Fratricide]], when [[Burgundie]] was formed and their coffers were almost empty, {{wp|chain boat}} usage peaked in [[Burgundie]]. From [[1877]]-[[1902]] {{wp|chain boats}} moved more cargo and people than rail did, but the technology couldn't keep up with the pace of progress and with the [[Great Depression]] and the desire to create public works projects, the {{wp|chain boat}} fell out of fashion and by the 1930s very few of them were still in operation.

===1876-1896===

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 The [[First_Fratricide#Bourgondii-Verecundian_War|Bourgondii-Verecundian War]], which later escalated into the [[First Fratricide]], dealt a major blow to these railway systems. Many railway lines, stations, and bridges were destroyed during the fighting. The far superior and interconnected rail systems of the interior of the [[Kingdom of Dericania]] proved to the [[Bergendii]] that it was time to embrace railways wholeheartedly in the post-war period.
+====Chain boats====
+<gallery mode="packed">
+File:Toueur.jpg
+Vendhuile (Aisne) - Entrée du canal souterrain et le toueur électrique.jpg
+Prokudin-Gorskii toueur and barges.jpg
+CanalStQuentin1.jpg
+Die Kettenschleppschiffahrt Illustrirte Zeitung Seite 80.png
+</gallery>
+From the 1850s through the 1930s, many rail freight companies used {{wp|chain boats}} to supplement their rail lines, especially in areas Upland mining communities were they had not yet built lines, or they were not deemed profitable. These {{wp|chain boats}} were vital both as a stop gap and also as a stand-alone mode of transit. There were even some communities that operated municipal {{wp|chain boat}} towing services to bring passengers, farmers, and workers back upstream after they had completed self-propelled journeys downstream. Because of the negligible investment capital required to start a {{wp|chain boat}} line, compared to rail, they were also used to survey potential demand for future rail lines for both passengers and cargo.
+In the immediate aftermath of the [[First Fratricide]], when [[Burgundie]] was formed and their coffers were almost empty, {{wp|chain boat}} usage peaked in [[Burgundie]]. From [[1877]]-[[1902]] {{wp|chain boats}} moved more cargo and people than rail did, but the technology couldn't keep up with the pace of progress and with the [[Great Depression]] and the desire to create public works projects, the {{wp|chain boat}} fell out of fashion and by the 1930s very few of them were still in operation.
 ===1876-1896===

Rail transportation in Burgundie: Difference between revisions

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