- Si ma machine est bonne?.. je crois bien... elle n'a pas sa pareille... elle est capable de nous conduire en Amérique!...... - C'est à dire dans l'autre monde.... en ce cas je ne pars pas avec vous, mes affaires ne m'y appellent pas et ce n'est pas là un voyage d'agrément!..

Trustman, Benjamin A., Trustman, Julia M. · 1843

In July 1838, the Government decided to grant three railroad concessions for the lines Paris-Le Havre, Paris-Orléans, and Paris-Strasbourg. In 1839, some of the private railroad companies got into financial problems due to high construction costs. The government agreed to a guarantee for 40 years with an interest by the State of 4%. The Paris-Orléans line became a modern cooperative, where the stakes were divided between private and public shareholders. As the commentary implies, travel by train at this time was not always a pleasurable or safe experience.