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Crucial!! Steam locomotives depended upon coal to use as their fuel, and could not have functioned without coal being mined. By the same token, mined substances of any description (be in coal, tin, copper, zinc, iron ore or any other mineral derived from mine working) had to be transported in bulk by freight trains to make their commercial use economically viable. The two were closely dependent upon each other.
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Why were railroads so important for miners and the mining industry?
In the US and in many parts of the world, railroads are the main form of transportation for various types of minerals and ores that are part of the mining industry. With proper transportation, the miners have an ongoing way to transport the products mined from the earth. Often the railroads lead to a water port and the mining products can be shipped via waterways, canals and seas to their proper destination.
Who invented the first railroads?
No one person invented the railroad as it evolved over hundreds of years. The first railroads did not have locomotives. Richard Trevithick is credited with creating the first successful steam locomotive. George Stephenson is credited with expanding the use of railroads from being a part of a mining operation to the first passenger railroads.
What would happen If gap is not left between railroads?
if gap is not left between railroads, it will expand in summer and will bend if no space is left
What industry did not prosper in the 1920?
the ones who did not prosper in the 1920s was African Americans and farmers
What were the major developments in transportation between 1800 and 1860?
Railroads
What is the relationship between mining and geology?
What are the relationships between mining and geology
What did the railroads bring to the mining towns?
apples, bananas
How did the railroads impact the relationship between eastern cities and the great plains?
They crashed off the rails in 1955
How many miles of railroads does Aruba have?
Aruba doesn't have railroads for public use. There never was a major railroad system on Aruba. Tracks were laid privately for gold mining, oil refining and storage, and phosphate mining.
What is a business organization in areas such as shipping mining railroads and factories called?
Enterprise
Name four industries that grew due to the expanding railroads?
Mining, textiles, agriculture and timber industries grew due to the expanding railroads
Explain why railroads expanded on the mining frontier.?
Railroads expanded on the mining frontier to transport mining equipment, supplies, and extracted minerals efficiently and at a lower cost. The presence of railroads encouraged the growth of mining towns and made it easier for miners and investors to access remote areas with valuable mineral resources. Additionally, railroads provided a means to transport labor to mining sites, contributing to the overall development and success of mining operations on the frontier.
Why were railroads so important for miners and the mining industry?
In the US and in many parts of the world, railroads are the main form of transportation for various types of minerals and ores that are part of the mining industry. With proper transportation, the miners have an ongoing way to transport the products mined from the earth. Often the railroads lead to a water port and the mining products can be shipped via waterways, canals and seas to their proper destination.
How might a railroad worker feel about the changes that mining ranching and railroads changed the west?
bad
What dynamite was used for in 1800s?
Dynamite was predominately used for quarrying and mining. not to mention the role it played in the building of the railroads
Who invented the first railroads?
No one person invented the railroad as it evolved over hundreds of years. The first railroads did not have locomotives. Richard Trevithick is credited with creating the first successful steam locomotive. George Stephenson is credited with expanding the use of railroads from being a part of a mining operation to the first passenger railroads.
Why were there antitrust issues in anthracite mining?
In 1923 seven large companies owned and controlled an estimated 75 to 80 percent of the mining, transportation, and hauling of anthracite, each of which was controlled by the railroads
