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Originally Posted by miningcamper1
To move stuff! 
Actually, the date, the place name (or "between point A and point B"), and the direction of travel will usually satisfy my curiosity. More info can be good reading (or not). |
Origin and destination are good, but industries served, commodities hauled (don't say passengers , pulpwood, or other obvious lading), and descriptions of building along the tracks also are interesting.