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In short the role of US railroads is to move goods, particularly bulk goods (i.e., coal, grain, chemicals, etc.) as efficiently and quickly as possible. In this day and age it has become particularly important for two reason: first, pollution levels need to be reduced and nothing is more efficient at moving goods and people per-fuel-mile than railroads; and second, railroads are an excellent alternative to highways which are becoming extremely overcrowded (their growth and traffic density in the past few years has actually been unprecedented since the days of WWII). For an excellent article on our nation's transportation infrastructure please visit this link, http://www.american-rails-forums.com/viewtopic.php?t=406.
Also for more information on US railroads please visit the site below.
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Who invented the transcontinental railroads in the US?
Ted Judah
When did the railroads begin to expand across the US towards California?
1732
The railroads helped poorer immigrants from where to get to the US?
Eastern Europe - apex
Where did Irish people do for a living when they migrated to US?
Some built the streets and railroads. Many joined the US Military.
What is the significant way transportation changed in the us in the first half of the nineteenth century?
the railroads
What encouraged industrialization to expand from the eastern part of the US to the West?
Railroads
How many transcontinental railroads did the U.S. have in 1900?
There were five transcontinental railroads in the US in 1900.
What describes the railroads in the US in 1860?
The North had more miles of railroads tracks then the South
How did railroads help the US grow?
Railroads help people get where they needed to be quickly. This facilitated businesses and transactions that led to growth in the US.
What best describes the railroads in the US in 1860?
The North had more miles of railroads tracks then the South
Which was the first industry to be regulated by the US government?
Railroads
Who was the major contributor to the closing of the us frontier?
railroads.
Who invented the transcontinental railroads in the US?
Ted Judah
How many transcontinental did the US have in 1900?
There were five transcontinental railroads in the US in 1900.
How did the invention of railroads help poorer immigrants from eastern Europe get to the US?
Railroads made it easier to get to seaports in western Europe.
How did the inventions of the railroads help poorer immigrants from eastern Europe get to the US?
Railroads made it easier to get to seaports in western Europe.
How did the the invention of the railroads help poorer immigrants from eastern Europe get to the US?
Railroads made it easier to get to seaports in western Europe.
