Originally Posted by: LeedoggI thought the railroads use Chinese dudes called coolies....

Yes, they did. But also used Blacks. Even when slavery was abolished there were still unbelievable racist acts taking place in the labor force. Read this article:

http://www.independent.org/pdf/tir/tir_05_2_bern.pdf#search='railroad%20labor'

This is the stuff the history books gloss over. But as time goes on our ignorance will fade and the true history will be well known.

Oh, and for the guy who commented to end this thread.....why? If we're gonna do a non-guitar thread then let's REALLY do it so we can all learn something and maybe make a better future.....jeese, I'm sounding like a Michael Jackson song...LOL.