Goods (freight) and people.
railroads helped transport steel to other places
Transport ... of people and things.
They can transport more goods, faster.
Yes it was because railroads sucked back then
railroads
keeps them nice and shiny and polishes them every day and makes them very strong and heaklthy
its easier to transport people and supplies they need
Railroads contribute to the growth of cities because cities become connected and easily transport products back and forth.
It was because they needed railroads so they could of transport stuff that they needed from the west.
They didn't. Often the opposite.What they did was shorten transport times.
For the US, it was the Civil War (1861-1865).
Natural Waterways