text_original: How strange to realize that the great railroad had its nucleus, its impetus, and its completion in such a center as this! Here were the frock coated, soft voiced, cigar smoking gentlemen among whom Warburton and his directors had swung the colossal enterprise.
text_transcription: HOW STRANGE TO REALIZE THAT THE GREAT RAILROAD HAD ITS NUCLEUS ITS IMPETUS AND ITS COMPLETION IN SUCH A CENTRE AS THIS HERE WERE THE FROCK COATED SOFT BOIST CIGAR SMOKING GENTLEMAN AMONG WHOM WARBURTON AND HIS DIRECTORS HAD SWUNG THE COLOSSAL ENTERPRISE
phonemes: hˌaʊ stɹˈeɪndʒ tə ɹˈiːəlaɪz ðætðə ɡɹˈeɪt ɹˈeɪlɹoʊd hæd ɪts nˈuːklɪəs, ɪts ˈɪmpəɾəs, ænd ɪts kəmplˈiːʃən ɪn sˈʌtʃ ɐ sˈɛntɚɹ æz ðˈɪs! hˈɪɹ wɜː ðə fɹˈɑːk kˈoʊɾᵻd, sˈɔft vˈɔɪst, sᵻɡˈɑːɹ smˈoʊkɪŋ dʒˈɛntəlmən ɐmˌʌŋ hˈuːm wˈɔːɹbɜːtən ænd hɪz dᵻɹˈɛktɚz hæd swˈʌŋ ðə kəlˈɔsəl ˈɛntɚpɹˌaɪz.