Yet, in 1850 nearly all the railroads in the United States lay east of the Mississippi River, and all of them, even when they were physically mere extensions of one another, were separately owned and separately managed.

John Moody may refer to:
John Moody (financial analyst) (1868–1958) U. S. financial analyst and investor
John Moody (journalist) Fox News executive
John Moody (badminton) (born 1983) badminton player from New Zealand
John Moody (footballer) (1904–1963) English football goalkeeper
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