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Railroad expansion made Natural Resources more available in the US by allowing them to be transported over longer distances quickly. Lumber and coal were the most important to be transported in this manner.
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The continental railroad.
The Takahoni Railroad that ran thru Kentucky to Utah
Industrialism
The cotton gin I suppose.
Canadian American Railroad ended in 2002.
Some industries that benefited from railroad expansion were;the coal industrythe lumber industrythe furniture industrythe steel industry
what are the pros and cons o railroad expasion i the last half of the 19c
The tracks have a larger coefficient of linear expansion than the ground beneath.
The westing house project
The cattle industry and mining were very important in the westward expansion. They were two of the main reasons why the railroad was built. Without the railroad many small towns would not have been founded.