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The Steam Locamotive
The First Steam Locamotive started in Charleston ,South Carolina -
2,800 miles of rail
By 1840, more than 2,800 miles of rail were in operation throughout the east coast -
9,000 miles of railroad track
By 1850,9,000 miles of railroad track was operational in the U.S. -
Railroad milege tripled
At this time construction was good and railroad milege tripled between 1850 and 1860 -
Railroad Networth
This was the golden age of railroads. They used railroads to ship supplys for the Civil War at that time. -
The First U.S. Transcontiental railroad
The first coast to coast railroad was completed in 1869. It connected at Promontary Point, Utah and went to the Pacific coast. -
Railroads in the Midwest
Railroads had spread densely throughout the Midwest -
New Contiental Lines
By 1885 4 new Transcontiental lines joined the east and west coasts -
430,000 miles of track
By 1930 the United States had almost 430,000 miles of track across the United States. By the early 1930s tne railroad companys have reached there peak. -
Railroad plunge
By the early 1970's railroad companys plunged, leaving 10 railroad companys in bank ruptsy. Everybody got a better deal traveling by flying or sailing at this time.