How did the Bessemer process affect the railroad industry?

Answer 1

Railroads used to use iron to built railroad tracks, but iron was weak and dangerous. Soon people realized that steel was a better material for tracks because it could hold more weight promoting heavier cargo. Railroads also transported the minerals needed to forge steel.

Answer 2

The Bessemer process impacted the railroad industry by making it easier to make the steel and iron for the railways. It made it easier for the laborers to build the railroads and the Bessemer process made it a lot faster. The more railways that were built the easier it was to trade and get goods to market.

Answer 3

Railroads helped strengthen the steel industry by increasing demand which increased factories and increased steel production.

Answer 4

the railroad ted the steel industry which eventually led its expansion

Answer 5

It increased production and demand.