0
What are some developments in technology that improved railroad transportation?
Wiki User
∙ 10y ago
The improvements in railway transportation that were brought about by new technology were Air Brakes, Car Cupplers, Refrigerated cars, Sleeping cars and Dining cars.
Wiki User
∙ 11y ago
Add your answer:
Earn +20 pts
What was the principal agent of industrial development in the late 19th century?
The Railroad
What company was originally founded to make work clothing for railroad workers?
Carhartt
Who was the inventor and manufacturer who began his career by improving brakes for Pennsylvania railroad cars?
George Westinghouse
Industry affected when Andrew Carnegie brought the bessemer process to us?
It affected the steel and railroad industry. Iron was the main foundation of railroads and when the Bessemer process created massed produced amounts of steel, the railroad industry greatly increased to. The carbon in the iron in the older railroads made the foundation of those railroads brittle and not as sturdy as steel, the steel became an asset to railroad creation. The Bessemer process burns off the carbon in the iron, thus creating steel. This process made steel cheaper, and the people of the steel industry were positively affected because the people in the railroad industry wanted the steel for better rails. The railroad industry was positively affected because now it was safer and stronger. They can earn more money because there are less accidents and can ship more at one time.
What is a railroad interlocking?
An interlocking plant is any junction controlled in such a was as to make it impossible to clear the signals until after the points (switches) are safely set.
What effect did the railroad have on the US after the civil was?
improved transportation by railroads
2 How did the railroad industry pioneer the economic developments of the late nineteenth century?
It made the transportation of people, goods and services much easier and faster.
Name three places transportation was improved which led to American growth?
* The Trans-continental railroad. * The Erie Canal. * The steamboat on the Mississippi River.
What is the difference between railroad tranportation and water transportation?
Railroad transportation is by train, and water transportation is by boat.
What were the most important developments in transportation during the early years of Texas statehood?
Railroads. More specifically the transcontinental railroad it shipped supplies from the west to the north and south east
What developments in transportation that sparked economic growth from 1860 to 1900?
The railroad ( The Central Pacific RR is an example) , the rich and poor wanted to travel west in search for a better life and away from urbanity.
How did new technology make it possible for cities to expand in the late 1800s?
forms of electric urban transportation
Why was the Erie canal so importanat to us?
Both the Erie Canal and the Transcontinental Railroad made an impact in American history connecting our nation. Both made transportation faster and improved businesses.
What were the factors of production for the Industrial Revolution?
steam engines, water transportation, road transportation, and railroad transportation were major developments during the industrial revolution.
Why was the railroad invented?
to improve our transportation system!
What was the first major development in transportation?
railroad
What advantages did the railroad present in America?
the advantages of the railroad were that it provided quicker transportation to people
