Amidst the corporate consolidations of the 1980s, two major railroads attempted a merger.. and it failed miserably. This documentary tells the full story of the SPSF rail merger, which remains one of the most infamous corporate stories in American railroading.

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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Music:
“Exploration Plundering” by Martin Klem
   • Exploration Plundering  
“Dew” by Da Sein
   • Dew  
“Fire and Bones” by Biddy Sullivan
   • Fire and Bones  
“There’s a Hole in the World” by Da Sein
   • There's a Hole in the World  
“Deep South” by Biddy Sullivan
   • Deep South  
“Haystack” by Biddy Sullivan
   • Haystack  
“Fire, Then Nothing” by Da Sein
   • Fire, Then Nothing  
“Vargtimmen” by Da Sein
   • Vargtimmen  
“West of the Soul” by River Foxcroft
   • West of the Soul