Railroad Men

Hell on Wheels 5×13

& Louise: ’....at last, no longer a question of «If the road will be built?», but of who will cross the finish line first... Will it be Doc Durant, the financial rascal with a burning desire for wealth and fame? Or Collis P. Huntington and his Chinese workforce, led now by America’s great railroad man, Cullen Bohannon? The answer, dear reader, will be decided in the coming days on the plains of Utah, «at or near Ogden» as prescribed by Congress, and blessed by the Almighty above.’

& Campbell: You’ll get your judgment, Mr. Durant, but not today.

& Huntington: Look, you give me Ogden, and I will reroute the five southern railroad lines I own from Promontory to Cheyenne. Your majestic city will sit as the most important railroad junction in the country. Can Thomas Durant give you that?

& Jim: Mining has helped me figure things out, Bohannon. Life is simple down here. Cut a vein, bleed it dry, scrape away until there’s nothing left.

& Eva: Sometimes the loving thing to do is run.

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& Bohannon: I ain’t thought past the first rail laid tomorrow morning.
    Mickey: After that?
    Bohannon: Second rail.

& Mickey: After all this time, I’ve learned never to bet against Cullen Bohannon.
    Bohannon: Well...

& Mr. Lee: Bossman. Finish what we start.
    Bohannon: 10 miles in a day... Ain’t never been done.
    Mr. Lee: That is what they say about the Great Wall.

& Bohannon: .... We have moved mountains. It’s been an honor, gentleman. M’ghoi?

& Louise: How are you feeling right about now? For the record, of course.
    Bohannon: Like it’s over.
    Louise: Does that make you happy or sad?
    Bohannon: .... The cost was high.

& Louise: So what’s next? For America’s greatest railroad man?
    Bohannon: The Chinamen got a saying ...... Make friends with change, it’s the only thing you can count on.

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