West Jersey Chapter’s July membership meeting was held virtually via Zoom on Monday, July 28, 2025. WJC member Don Lee shows us the many facets of the world’s first railroad war. Although the nation as a whole had 30,000 miles of track, many railroad lines were built to serve local needs, not to serve as a unified network. Railroads became vital in moving troops and munitions, which also made them valuable targets for opposing forces. At the end of the war, railroads helped the nation mourn the loss of President Abraham Lincoln. The war years advanced American railroading in terms of standardization, management practices, and in 1869 the first transcontinental rail line. You can play a recording of the presentation by clicking on the image or by clicking here. The length of the program is 1:21:15.