Complex sentence: In spite of violent railroad strikes in 1877 and 1888 Pacific Junction remained a railroad town to the core and while railroad traffic through town remains almost constant, local connections to the railroad have declined significantly since 1971.
Split into simpler sentences: In spite of violent railroad strikes in 1877 and 1888, Pacific Junction remained a railroad town to the core. Although railroad traffic through town remains almost constant, local connections to the railroad have declined significantly since 1971.