Railroad Applications
To increase the safety and reliability of its trains and railways, railroads have integrated computer controlled information management systems. Some have even moved to satellite...
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Railroads: the First Big Business
An increase in railroad construction between 1860 and 1900 changed the United States, helping make it the industrial nation it is today. As the chief system of transp...
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Steam-Powered Railroad Systems Make Possible the Industrial Revolution and Fundamentally Alter the Transportation of Goods and People
Overview
The invention of the steam engine and the development of ...
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After the Civil War, America turned it's attention toward westward expansion. The now, newly United States
started a major campaign to get the infant west populated. A continuous theme of change ha...
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The introduction of railways in Britain, in the 19th Century, dramatically changed all areas of life, but the people who were most affected were the working class. The railways had great economic valu...
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