Railroad 19th Century
Railroads are the third key element of the transportation revolution in the United States as they were widely used from late 19th century up until the 1850s. People found many uses for them whether to move throughout the country, to commute to work or moved goods.
Prior to the introduction of railroads, people in the States would use sail boats, horses, or even by foot to travel long distances from one point to another but everything changed in the late 19th century, when there were rapid series of innovations and one of the first ones was the invention of steamboats that allowed people to sail against the current of rivers which wasn’t possible beforehand.
Secondly, the making of artificial rivers or most commonly known as canals that made moving goods much quicker and cheaper to cities where there aren’t any natural rivers nearby. By around the 1830s, railroads were introduced to the country. It started small early on but grew rapidly throughout the years. By 1840s, rail tracks expand from 0 miles from the 1830s to 3000 miles and by the 1850s. it grew even longer to 9000 miles. It overshadowed the success of steamboats and canals as the …show more content…
The manufactured steel is then transported to the rest of the country to be distributed.
It is safe to say that railroad is one of the key elements of the infrastructure of the industrial revolution, transforming American life and culture at the same time. The first national corporation, Union Pacific Railroad, with thousands of employees and capital investments of over millions of dollars was responsible for the traverse of state lines. By the late 19th century, railroads are at the center of the fairness of big business and power of industrialist when it comes to the poor so the fear of the powers they had was
Prior to the introduction of railroads, people in the States would use sail boats, horses, or even by foot to travel long distances from one point to another but everything changed in the late 19th century, when there were rapid series of innovations and one of the first ones was the invention of steamboats that allowed people to sail against the current of rivers which wasn’t possible beforehand.
Secondly, the making of artificial rivers or most commonly known as canals that made moving goods much quicker and cheaper to cities where there aren’t any natural rivers nearby. By around the 1830s, railroads were introduced to the country. It started small early on but grew rapidly throughout the years. By 1840s, rail tracks expand from 0 miles from the 1830s to 3000 miles and by the 1850s. it grew even longer to 9000 miles. It overshadowed the success of steamboats and canals as the …show more content…
The manufactured steel is then transported to the rest of the country to be distributed.
It is safe to say that railroad is one of the key elements of the infrastructure of the industrial revolution, transforming American life and culture at the same time. The first national corporation, Union Pacific Railroad, with thousands of employees and capital investments of over millions of dollars was responsible for the traverse of state lines. By the late 19th century, railroads are at the center of the fairness of big business and power of industrialist when it comes to the poor so the fear of the powers they had was