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[[File:East_west_shaking_hands_by_russell.jpg|thumb|1869: The ceremony for the driving of the golden spike at Promontory Summit, Utah on May 10, 1869; completion of the First Transcontinental Railroad. At center left, Samuel S. Montague, Central Pacific Railroad, shakes hands with Grenville M. Dodge, Union Pacific Railroad (center right).]] | [[File:East_west_shaking_hands_by_russell.jpg|thumb|1869: The ceremony for the driving of the golden spike at Promontory Summit, Utah on May 10, 1869; completion of the First Transcontinental Railroad. At center left, Samuel S. Montague, Central Pacific Railroad, shakes hands with Grenville M. Dodge, Union Pacific Railroad (center right).]] | ||
== Railroad mileage history == | == Railroad mileage history == | ||
(adapted from [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_rail_transportation_in_the_United_States | (adapted from [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_rail_transportation_in_the_United_States History of rail transportation in the United States (wikipedia))] | ||
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== Maps - similar maps showing growth | == Maps - similar maps showing growth over time == | ||
See [[commons:Category:Rail_transport_maps_of_the_United_States| Rail transport maps of the United States - Wikimedia Commons]] | |||
'''1840, 1850, 1860''' | |||
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History_of_transportation_in_the_United_States_before_1860_(1917)_(14757946611).jpg|1840 History of transportation in the United States before 1860 (published 1917) (14757946611) | |||
File:History of transportation in the United States before 1860 (1917) (14760797742).jpg|<nowiki>1850 from History of transportation in the United States before 1860 (published 1917) (14760797742)]</nowiki> | |||
History_of_transportation_in_the_United_States_before_1860_(1917)_(14574497328).jpg|1860: History of transportation in the United States before 1860 (published 1917) (14574497328) | |||
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'''1840, 1850. 1870, 1880, 1890''' | |||
see https://archive.org/details/americanrailwayt1908john/page/17/mode/1up?view=theater | |||
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File:American Railway Transportation p-017 Canals and Railroad New York 1840.png|1840 Canals and Railroads | File:American Railway Transportation p-017 Canals and Railroad New York 1840.png|1840 Canals and Railroads | ||
File:American Railway Transportation p-019 Canals and Railroad Pennsylvania1840.png|1840 Railroads | File:American Railway Transportation p-019 Canals and Railroad Pennsylvania1840.png|1840 Railroads | ||
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'''1850, 1916''' | '''1850, 1916''' | ||
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File:The story of corn and the westward migration (1916) (14784116252).jpg|1850 railroad map from "The story of corn and the westward migration" (published 1916) (14784116252) | File:The story of corn and the westward migration (1916) (14784116252).jpg|1850 railroad map from "The story of corn and the westward migration" (published 1916) (14784116252) | ||
File:The story of corn and the westward migration (1916) (14804330853).jpg|1916 railroad map from "The story of corn and the westward migration" (published 1916) (14804330853) | File:The story of corn and the westward migration (1916) (14804330853).jpg|1916 railroad map from "The story of corn and the westward migration" (published 1916) (14804330853) |
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Railroad mileage history[edit | edit source]
(adapted from History of rail transportation in the United States (wikipedia))
Railroad Active Mileage by Region | |||||||||||||||||
Region | 1830 | 1840 | 1850 | 1860 | 1870 | 1880 | 1890 | ||||||||||
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New England | 30 | 513 | 2,596 | 3,644 | 4,273 | 5,888 | 6,718 | ||||||||||
East | 1,484 | 3,740 | 11,927 | 18,292 | 28,155 | 40,826 | |||||||||||
South | 10 | 737 | 2,082 | 7,908 | 10,610 | 14,458 | 27,833 | ||||||||||
Midwest | 46 | 4,951 | 11,031 | 22,213 | 35,580 | ||||||||||||
South Central (LA, AR, OK/Indian Territory) |
21 | 107 | 250 | 331 | 1,621 | 5,154 | |||||||||||
West (including TX, CO, KS) |
239 | 4,578 | 15,466 | 47,451 | |||||||||||||
TOTAL U.S. | 40 | 2,755 | 8,571 | 28,920 | 49,168 | 87,801 | 163,562 |
Maps - similar maps showing growth over time[edit | edit source]
See Rail transport maps of the United States - Wikimedia Commons
1840, 1850, 1860
1840, 1850. 1870, 1880, 1890 see https://archive.org/details/americanrailwayt1908john/page/17/mode/1up?view=theater
1850, 1916
Maps by decade[edit | edit source]
1830s[edit | edit source]
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/USRail1835.jpg/300px-USRail1835.jpg)
1840s[edit | edit source]
1850s[edit | edit source]
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/Disturnell%27s_New_Map_of_the_United_States_and_Canada_-_NARA_-_78117081.jpg/300px-Disturnell%27s_New_Map_of_the_United_States_and_Canada_-_NARA_-_78117081.jpg)
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/1852_Andrews_Railroad_Map_of_the_United_States_-_Geographicus_-_UnitedStates-andrews-1852.jpg/300px-1852_Andrews_Railroad_Map_of_the_United_States_-_Geographicus_-_UnitedStates-andrews-1852.jpg)
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e4/Ensign%2C_Bridgman_%26_Fannings_rail_road_map_of_the_United_States%2C_showing_the_depots_%26_stations_%284584053944%29.jpg/300px-Ensign%2C_Bridgman_%26_Fannings_rail_road_map_of_the_United_States%2C_showing_the_depots_%26_stations_%284584053944%29.jpg)
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![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/History_of_transportation_in_the_United_States_before_1860_%281917%29_%2814574497328%29.jpg/300px-History_of_transportation_in_the_United_States_before_1860_%281917%29_%2814574497328%29.jpg)
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/df/Railroad_of_Confederacy-1861.jpg/300px-Railroad_of_Confederacy-1861.jpg)
![](/w/images/thumb/d/da/1860_Means_of_Transport_map_canals-rivers-railroads_roads_The_American-Nation_Vol_20_1863.jpg/300px-1860_Means_of_Transport_map_canals-rivers-railroads_roads_The_American-Nation_Vol_20_1863.jpg)
1860s[edit | edit source]
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/Transcontinental_railroad_route.png/300px-Transcontinental_railroad_route.png)
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b5/Pacific_Railroad_Profile_1867.jpg/537px-Pacific_Railroad_Profile_1867.jpg)
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Railroad_map_of_the_United_States_to_accompany_the_%22Commercial_travellers_guide_book%22_%28NYPL_b15829349-1952948%29.jpg/300px-Railroad_map_of_the_United_States_to_accompany_the_%22Commercial_travellers_guide_book%22_%28NYPL_b15829349-1952948%29.jpg)
1870s[edit | edit source]
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/34_of_%27The_History_of_the_last_Quarter-Century_in_the_United_States%2C_1870-1895_..._With_..._illustrations%27_%2811298291644%29.jpg/300px-34_of_%27The_History_of_the_last_Quarter-Century_in_the_United_States%2C_1870-1895_..._With_..._illustrations%27_%2811298291644%29.jpg)
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/82/Colton%27s_Railroad_and_Commercial_Map_of_the_United_States_and_Canada_-_NARA_-_86744253_%28page_1%29.jpg/300px-Colton%27s_Railroad_and_Commercial_Map_of_the_United_States_and_Canada_-_NARA_-_86744253_%28page_1%29.jpg)
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/Colton%27s_Railroad_and_Commercial_Map_of_the_United_States_and_Canada_-_NARA_-_86744253_%28page_2%29.jpg/300px-Colton%27s_Railroad_and_Commercial_Map_of_the_United_States_and_Canada_-_NARA_-_86744253_%28page_2%29.jpg)
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/1877_Peel_Atlas_pg76-77_Railroad_map_of_the_United_States_PN2019_21865-8.jpg/300px-1877_Peel_Atlas_pg76-77_Railroad_map_of_the_United_States_PN2019_21865-8.jpg)
1880s[edit | edit source]
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![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/New_Official_Railroad_map_of_the_United_States_and_Canada_-_DPLA_-_c7a911d967987d386dc73ac839640637.jpg/300px-New_Official_Railroad_map_of_the_United_States_and_Canada_-_DPLA_-_c7a911d967987d386dc73ac839640637.jpg)
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/US_Transcontinental_Railroads_1887.jpg/300px-US_Transcontinental_Railroads_1887.jpg)
1890s[edit | edit source]
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/35_of_%27The_History_of_the_last_Quarter-Century_in_the_United_States%2C_1870-1895_..._With_..._illustrations%27_%2811297669956%29.jpg/300px-35_of_%27The_History_of_the_last_Quarter-Century_in_the_United_States%2C_1870-1895_..._With_..._illustrations%27_%2811297669956%29.jpg)
1900s[edit | edit source]
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/American_railway_transportation_%281908%29_%2814756360721%29.jpg/300px-American_railway_transportation_%281908%29_%2814756360721%29.jpg)
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/df/Railroad_distance_map_of_the_United_States%2C_Mexico_and_Canada_%2814009382364%29.jpg/300px-Railroad_distance_map_of_the_United_States%2C_Mexico_and_Canada_%2814009382364%29.jpg)
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/The_railroad_builders%3B_a_chronicle_of_the_welding_of_the_states_%281919%29_%2814573598059%29.jpg/300px-The_railroad_builders%3B_a_chronicle_of_the_welding_of_the_states_%281919%29_%2814573598059%29.jpg)
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Railroads_of_the_United_States_in_1918_-_Project_Gutenberg_eText_16960.png/300px-Railroads_of_the_United_States_in_1918_-_Project_Gutenberg_eText_16960.png)
1920s[edit | edit source]
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Map_of_Trunk_Line_Railroads_in_the_United_States_-_NARA_-_7369127.jpg/300px-Map_of_Trunk_Line_Railroads_in_the_United_States_-_NARA_-_7369127.jpg)
1950s[edit | edit source]
2000s[edit | edit source]
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Class1rr.png/300px-Class1rr.png)
Travel time by rail[edit | edit source]
Map shows travel time in days from New York City to three regions across the U.S.
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National Highways[edit | edit source]
> section to be placed in separate page
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/df/National_Highways_Map_of_the_United_States_WDL11550.png/300px-National_Highways_Map_of_the_United_States_WDL11550.png)