The Failure of the SPSF Rail Merger

In the mid-1980s, two major railroads attempted a corporate merger... and it failed miserably. This documentary tells the full story of the Southern Pacific & Santa Fe (SPSF) rail merger, exploring how it came about and why it failed.

Chapters:
0:00 - Intro
1:14 - A Land of Giants
4:17 - The First Attempt
6:50 - The Waltz
9:17 - Preparation
12:07 - Kodachrome
15:20 - A Baffling Decision
18:04 - The Appeal
21:08 - Epilogue
22:55 - Credits

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This video is for educational purposes and is distributed under a Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 4.0 license. It is published for non-commercial use and is not monetized.
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Music:
“Exploration Plundering” by Martin Klem
https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/IEum818JHk/
“Dew” by Da Sein
https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/uVN1YjErU9/
“Fire and Bones” by Biddy Sullivan
https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/WsLnW43cg4/
“There’s a Hole in the World” by Da Sein
https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/QEsHvYZJQZ/
“Deep South” by Biddy Sullivan
https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/1U0dk6zNKy/
“Haystack” by Biddy Sullivan
https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/HSiITAxFhb/
“Fire, Then Nothing” by Da Sein
https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/38FyaRHXpf/
“Vargtimmen” by Da Sein
https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/mibKM6JpIC/
“West of the Soul” by River Foxcroft https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/HD9qHlrx1a/

Видео The Failure of the SPSF Rail Merger канала Peter Dibble