The Age of Railroads

Apr 14, 2013

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A National Railroad Network. By 1856 to MississippiBy 1859 across Missouri1869 - Central Pacific and Union Pacific meet in UtahFirst transcontinental RRBy Civil War = 30,000 miles of trackBy 1890 = 210,000 miles!. . Who Built the Railroads?. . Chinese

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The Age of Railroads

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Railroads

Railroads Railroad Industry Characteristics Return on Investment Increased from 5.7% in 1984 to 9.4% in 1996. Accounts for 1% of GDP Employs over 200,000 (0.19% of population) Shipped about 40.6% of all ton-miles moved in U.S. (down from 75% in 1929) Ton-miles moved (1997) = 1,375 billion

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The Growth of the Railroads: Railroads Lead the Way

Large companies bought smaller companies or put them out of business ... Developed the Pullman sleeping car a luxury railway car with seats that converted into ...

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The Age of the Railroads

The Age of the Railroads. The growth and consolidation of railroads benefits the nation but also leads to corruption and required government regulation. Railroads Span Time and Space. Railroads Encourage Growth • Rails make local transit reliable, westward expansion possible

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The Growth of the Railroads: Railroads Lead the Way

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The Importance of Railroads

The Importance of Railroads. Railroads: -Carried troops and supplies to battlefields during the Civil War -Move raw materials to factories -Become central to the American economy. Building of the Union Pacific Railroad from Omaha, Nebraska. Problems with Railroads.

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The Railroads

The Railroads. Section 2. Linking the Nation. 1865 the U.S. had 35,000 miles of railroad track Most lie east of the Mississippi After the Civil War railroads expanded dramatically 1900 U.S. had over 200,000 miles of railroad track. Pacific Railway Act.

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The Age of the Railroads

By: Jordan Voge. The Age of the Railroads. A National Network. 1856 - U.S. had railroads from the Atlantic Ocean to the Mississippi River, 3 years later, there were tracks all the way to the Missouri River.

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The age of the railroads

The age of the railroads. By Adam and Mikayla. A National Network. In 1856 railroads extended to the Mississippi river, and just 3 years later they crosses the Missouri River. On May 10, 1869 a golden spike marked the spanning of the nation by the first transcontinental railroad .

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The Growth of Railroads

The Growth of Railroads. The Growth of Railroads Linking the Nation. 1865 there was 35,000 miles of track in U.S. 1900 over 200,000 miles of track as the U.S. was becoming a booming industrial power The railroad boom began in 1862 when President Lincoln signed the Pacific Railway Act.

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The Railroads

The Railroads. Ch.9 Sec.2. Linking the Nation. Post Civil War Railroad System In 1865 almost all railroad track was east of the Mississippi Westward expansion spurred the demand for railroad expansion in the West Pacific Railway Act Passed by Lincoln in 1862

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Railroads

Railroads. Linking the Nation. Pacific Railway Act. Signed in 1862 Union Pacific and Central Pacific, two railroad companies, would create a transcontinental railroad Each company offered land along the route as incentive. Union Pacific Begins Construction. Grenville Dodge- engineer

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The Age of Railroads terms

The Age of Railroads terms. Transcontinental Railroad George M Pullman Credit Mobilier Munn v. Illinois Interstate Commerce Act. Railroad Benefits. 1. 2. 3. Building of the Transcontinental Railroad. May 10, 1869~ 1 st Transcontinentl RR completed; Promontory, Utah Union Pacific

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The Railroads

The Railroads. By Landon Edwards Trent Davis Elijah White . History. Railways were introduced in England in the seventh century as a way to reduce friction in moving heavily loaded vehicles.

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Railroads

Railroads. Pacific Railway Act transcontinental Railroad. Union Pacific. Central Pacific. Leland Stanford Hired workers from China Paid $ 1/day 688 miles of track. Greenville Dodge Civil War Vets Ex-convicts Cooks Adventurers Irish Immigrants 1086 miles of track. Helped the economy.

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RAILROADS

RAILROADS. 21. TRANSCONTINENTAL. Central Pacific Union Pacific Join. M.Hopkins C.P. Huntington L. Stanford C. Crocker Idea man: T. Judah. Chinese workers Sierra Nevada “Chinaman’s Chance”. UNION PACIFIC. Lack of supplies, Indian attacks Irish, Mormon workers. RACING!!!. CP

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Ch 6, Sec 2 The Age of Railroads

Ch 6, Sec 2 The Age of Railroads. 1. In order to help bring about western settlement and economic development, the Federal Government did what on behalf of railroads? Gave huge land grants to railroad companies Gave huge loans to railroad companies

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Chapter 6 Section 2: The Age of the Railroads

Chapter 6 Section 2: The Age of the Railroads. Chancey Plagman. Key Points/Summaries. Section 2 of Chapter 6 covers the rise to power of the railroad industry in the mid to late 1800’s. It covers what the trains did and how it changed many things.

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RAILROADS

RAILROADS. Railroads. Tracks Steam Traction Development of Railroads. Railroad Tracks. Wooden Rails Cast-Iron Rails Wrought Iron & Steel Rails Rail Size & Capacity Evolution Of Rails Joints Track Gauge. Wooden Tracks. Also Called Wagonways

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5.2: The Age of the Railroads

5.2: The Age of the Railroads. The growth and consolidation of the RR influence expansion of industry. A. Pacific Rail Road Act 1862. Gave Union Pacific and Central Pacific loans and land grants to continue extending tracks = Transcontinental RR for each mile laid 10 sq. mi. Realities of RR

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The Age of Railroads

The Age of Railroads. Section Objectives. Identify the role of the railroads in unifying the country. List positive and negative effects of railroads on the nation's economy. Summarize reasons for, and outcomes of, the demand for railroad reform. Building the Railroads.

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Railroads

Railroads. Evaluate the growth of railroads and railroad abuses. APK. What methods of Transportation do you use today? Airplanes Cars Skateboards Feet Bikes. Westward Expansion. Before and After Civil War focus on tying nation from Sea to Sea Manifest Destiny Control Indians

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Railroads

SSUSH11 The student will describe the growth of big business and technological innovations after Reconstruction. Railroads. Railroads increased the amount of steel being used in two ways- 1. The railroads used steel for their rails.

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