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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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=== 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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