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== Maps == | == Maps - similar maps showing growth over time == | ||
See [[commons:Category:Rail_transport_maps_of_the_United_States|Category:Rail transport maps of the United States - Wikimedia Commons]] | See [[commons:Category:Rail_transport_maps_of_the_United_States|Category:Rail transport maps of the United States - Wikimedia Commons]] | ||
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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|1850 from History of transportation in the United States before 1860 (published 1917) (14760797742)] | |||
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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1850 & 1916 | |||
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File:The story of corn and the westward migration (1916) (14784116252).jpg|1850: The story of corn and the westward migration (published 1916) (14784116252) | |||
File:The story of corn and the westward migration (1916) (14804330853).jpg|1916: The story of corn and the westward migration (published 1916) (14804330853) | |||
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== Maps by decade == | |||
=== 1820s === | === 1820s === | ||
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[[File:Pacific_Railroad_Profile_1867.jpg|none|thumb|537x537px|Profile of the Pacific Railroad from Council Bluffs/Omaha to San Francisco. Harper's Weekly December 7, 1867]] | [[File:Pacific_Railroad_Profile_1867.jpg|none|thumb|537x537px|Profile of the Pacific Railroad from Council Bluffs/Omaha to San Francisco. Harper's Weekly December 7, 1867]] | ||
[[File:Railroad map of the United States to accompany the "Commercial travellers guide book" (NYPL b15829349-1952948).jpg|none|thumb|1869 Railroad map of the United States to accompany the "Commercial travellers guide book" (NYPL b15829349-1952948)]] | |||
=== 1870s === | === 1870s === | ||
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[[File:Class1rr.png|none|thumb|Class1rr]] | [[File:Class1rr.png|none|thumb|Class1rr]] | ||
=== Travel time by rail === | |||
Map shows travel time in days from New York City to three regions across the U.S. | |||
[[File:Travel times in days from New York City to various locations across the United States in 1930.png|none|thumb|Travel times in days from New York City to various locations across the United States in 1930]] | |||
=== National Highways === | === National Highways === | ||
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