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What were some of the problems and hazards of early railroad travel?
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β 9y ago
Some of the problems that they faced were diseases... cattle... heavy food supply! haha I'm actually doing the same thing. These were solved by when they finally got to California and could mine and afford their housing and get a job.
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β 13y ago
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β 9y agoSome of the problems and hazards of early rail road travel included poor braking system, weak railway lines and so much more. Most of these problems have been resolved by modernization of the rail road system.
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How did people travel from different countries in the early 1900's?
Generally speaking, travel from one country to another in the early 1900's were the following: * horseback; * horse drawn carriage; * ships; * railroad; As the century progressed the early automobile was also a possible means of transportation.
When did the railroad system begin?
The railroad system in the United States began in the early 1820s. There were steam engines in the U.S. as early as the late 1700s when they arrived from England.
How was railroad track built in the early 1900s?
Railroad tracks that were built in the early 1900s were constructed from steel. The steel was used to replace rail tracks and railway cars that were built from iron prior to the early 1900s.
What was the transcontinental railroad act?
The Transcontinental Railroad Acts, also known as the Pacific Railroad acts, were acts passed in the early 1860s to encourage the construction of the transcontinental railroad. Construction was incentivized by giving land and bonds to the railroad companies.
How did people travel long distance on early 19th century?
There were three ways for shipping items and people. It was by ship, steamer, or railroad . By 1860 the railroad went east to the west coast taking passengers and goods through the central hub of Chicago. If items were coming from Europe it would have been by ship and river traffic in the United States was by steamer.
What development led to the first wave of Mexican immigration in the early 1900?
The building of a railroad through Texas
What was one problem of the early railroad system?
nobody could fix it again.
Most early railroads in the US were built in the?
The first American Railroad was built in the North, called the Baltimore and Ohio, or B&O Railroad.
How old were the workers when building the transcontinental railroad?
The builders of the Transcontinental Railroad ranged in age from the late 10's to their early 40's or 50's
When were the railroad built?
From the early 1800's (mostly after 1830) to the present, with a peak about 1920.
Who The most efficient and public-minded of the early railroad-building industrialists?
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Where was the longest railroad in the world in the early 1830s?
it was in South Carolina it ran from Charleston to hamburg
