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The railroad industry expanded at a rapid rate in the years following the US Civil War. From 1870 to 1900, rail lines miles increased from 52,000 miles of tracks to 193,000 thousand. Railroads dominated US industry for a long period of time. They exerted allot of power in the Federal and state governments.

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