by carrying military supplies from one military camp to another. Over the next 50 years‚ America would come to build spectacular bridges and other things that would allow trains to run on. They would also come to see great depots‚ rail magnates‚ and the majesty of rail locomotives crossing the country. Railroads would also change the way you transport and the traveling time.
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throughout the nation that was easily susceptible to the radical graft presiding in the country at the time. By 1884‚ over four transcontinental railroads were built. With all but the Great Northern receiving land grants‚ the ease with which to lay the rails grew and grew. The significance of this peace time undertaking was the connection it made throughout the country. The West was now connected with the East‚ facilitating trade with Asian countries and exposure of Eastern manufacturing goods in the Far
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The late 19th Century was a revolutionizing period in American History evident by the Industrial Revolution and the Civil War. However‚ it was the completion of the Transcontinental Railroad which profoundly changed the United States. The discovery of gold‚ the acquisition of Mexican territories and the continued settlement of the West increased the need for a primary railway system connecting the East and the West Coasts. The Transcontinental Continental Railroad aided the settling of the west
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The Benefits of The Honolulu Rail System COMM215 The Benefits of The Honolulu Rail System In 2005 Honolulu was approved funding for the Honolulu Rail System‚ ever since that decision there has been a large amount of controversy surrounding the Honolulu Rail System and although some residents may say it is a bad idea‚ I believe that the rail system may provide many benefits to the residents and tourist to Hawaii. The route for the rail system will start in East Kapolei and end in the Ala Moana
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Travelling and transporting goods were very inconvenient before railroads were built in 19th-century. According to Stephen Slavin‚ “Before railroads‚ shipping a ton of goods 400 miles could easily quadruple the price. But by rail‚ the same ton of goods could be shipped in a fraction of the time and one-twentieth of the cost.”1. These made the economies of the American West bad and difficult to improve. John Steele Gordon describes it as: “there really was no "American economy." Instead there was
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economic necessity‚ helped to pass the first of several land grant bills. The bills entailed the gifting of public land to railroad companies in exchange for railroad track being laid in designated areas. The land that was not used for track was then sold. Both railroad companies and the government gained from this. The land where track was laid also became more valuable and the profit that was made from the sale of the land was used to pay for materials and labor to continue the railroad expansion
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AAfter The Fact: The View From the Bottom Rail Chris Bean Bl: A 5/29/12 Mr. Penza Summary of Chapter: With the sound of cannons and gunshots firing in the air‚ slaves in the south knew that freedom was coming to a nation of four million slaves. Union soldiers would be portrayed as bad foreigners from their masters‚ with‚ “ long horns on their heads‚ and tushes in their mouths‚ and eyes sticking out like a cow.” (Page 171) Some slaves were overjoyed with rumors of emancipation and leaving their plantations
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from about 14‚500 kilometers in 1850 to almost 320‚000 kilometers in 1900. A high point in railway development came in 1869‚ when workers laid tracks that joined the Central Pacific and Union Pacific railways near Ogden‚ Utah. This event marked the completion of the world’s first transcontinental railway system. The system linked the United States by rail from coast to coast. ("History of the United States‚
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was year rounded ( did not freeze during winter) - by 1860‚ railroads tracks totaled 30‚000 miles ; 3/4 in the north * PROBLEMS* - Railroads were at first opposed because of safety flaws and they took away money from the Erie Canal investors. - flying sparks of fire‚ feeble brakes‚ differences in distances between each rail stops *Solution* - improvement of brakes‚ gauges‚ safety devices ( by 1859 ) - tracks were bounded together with braces of iron and steel WHY IS THIS SIGNIFICANT
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East of the Mississippi - lots of construction during the 1850s - construction slowed a little during the war - got going again after the war Basic Facts 1865-1873 – 30‚000 miles of track laid 1880 – 93‚000 miles of track in use Railroads made changes after the war - adopted a standard gage for the track - improved their engines - introduction of air brake in 1868 - allowed brakes to be applied to all cars at the same time - allowed for
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