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In the early years of the railroads in the US, throughout the 1800's, corruption was widespread and the wealthy railroad companies were often above the law in many different ways. Their ability to prevent successful regulation for decades was a direct result of this corruption.
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The Federal Government
The federal government financed the road.
The group that fixes rates and regulates the railroads is called the ICC.
The transcontinental railroads was financed by the Railway Act of 1863, which financed the construction of the railroad through loans and land grants.
Frank Trumbull has written: 'Shall our railroads be financed with stock or debt?'
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Lenin and the Bolsheviks were financed in many ways. Some were by contributions from supporters, bank robberies (mainly by Stalin and called "expropriations") and the German government.
Growth of economy
opened areas for new settlements.
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Wagon train, railroads, by horse, ship.
The expansion of railroads spurred America's industrial growth in a variety of ways. The American railroads transported things around faster, it called for more steel and other necessities, which forced the factories to grow, and they populated and "civilized" the West.
The Railroad Co. misused the government land grants, which the railroads sold to other businesses rather than to settlers, as the gov. intended to do. The railroads also entered into formal agreements to fix prices, which helped keep farmers in their debt. They also charged different customers different rates, often demanding more for short hauls than they did for long hauls.