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see https://archive.org/details/americanrailwayt1908john/page/17/mode/1up?view=theater
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-019 Canals and Railroad Pennsylvania1840.png|1840 Railroads
File:American Railway Transportation p-047 Railroads-US 1850.png|1850 Railroads
File:American Railway Transportation p-051 Railroads-US 1870.png|1870 Railroads
File:American Railway Transportation p-059 Railroads-US 1890.png|1890 Railroads
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=== 1860s ===
=== 1860s ===
[[File:Transcontinental_railroad_route.png|left|thumb|Map of the route of the '''First Transcontinental Railroad'''. Crossing to the Western United States to/from California. Built in the 1860s, and opening in 1869. Central Pacific (red line) Union Pacific (blue line) Western Pacific (green line)]]
[[File:Transcontinental_railroad_route.png|thumb|Map of the route of the '''First Transcontinental Railroad'''. Crossing to the Western United States to/from California. Built in the 1860s, and opening in 1869. Central Pacific (red line) Union Pacific (blue line) Western Pacific (green line)|none]]
[[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]]


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=== 1870s ===
=== 1870s ===
[[File:34_of_'The_History_of_the_last_Quarter-Century_in_the_United_States,_1870-1895_..._With_..._illustrations'_(11298291644).jpg|none|thumb|1870 Railroad Map "Close of the Civil War"(From: 'The History of the last Quarter-Century in the United States, 1870-1895 ... With ... illustrations' (11298291644)]]
[[File:34_of_'The_History_of_the_last_Quarter-Century_in_the_United_States,_1870-1895_..._With_..._illustrations'_(11298291644).jpg|none|thumb|1870 Railroad Map "Close of the Civil War"(From: 'The History of the last Quarter-Century in the United States, 1870-1895 ... With ... illustrations' (11298291644)]]
[[File:Colton's_Railroad_and_Commercial_Map_of_the_United_States_and_Canada_-_NARA_-_86744253_(page_1).jpg|left|thumb|1873 Colton's Railroad and Commercial Map of the United States and Canada Page 1]]
[[File:Colton's_Railroad_and_Commercial_Map_of_the_United_States_and_Canada_-_NARA_-_86744253_(page_1).jpg|thumb|1873 Colton's Railroad and Commercial Map of the United States and Canada Page 1|none]]
[[File:Colton's_Railroad_and_Commercial_Map_of_the_United_States_and_Canada_-_NARA_-_86744253_(page_2).jpg|none|thumb|1873 Colton's Railroad and Commercial Map of the United States and Canada - NARA - 86744253 (page 2)]]
[[File:Colton's_Railroad_and_Commercial_Map_of_the_United_States_and_Canada_-_NARA_-_86744253_(page_2).jpg|none|thumb|1873 Colton's Railroad and Commercial Map of the United States and Canada - NARA - 86744253 (page 2)]]
[[File:1877_Peel_Atlas_pg76-77_Railroad_map_of_the_United_States_PN2019_21865-8.jpg|thumb|1877 Peel Atlas pg76-77 Railroad map of the United States PN2019 21865-8|none]]
[[File:1877_Peel_Atlas_pg76-77_Railroad_map_of_the_United_States_PN2019_21865-8.jpg|thumb|1877 Peel Atlas pg76-77 Railroad map of the United States PN2019 21865-8|none]]


=== 1880s ===
=== 1880s ===
[[File:American_railway_transportation_(1908)_(14572826500).jpg|left|thumb|1890L American railway transportation (published 1908) (14572826500)]]
[[File:American_railway_transportation_(1908)_(14572826500).jpg|thumb|1890L American railway transportation (published 1908) (14572826500)|none]]
[[File:New_Official_Railroad_map_of_the_United_States_and_Canada_-_DPLA_-_c7a911d967987d386dc73ac839640637.jpg|none|thumb|1883: New Official Railroad map of the United States and Canada - DPLA - c7a911d967987d386dc73ac839640637]]
[[File:New_Official_Railroad_map_of_the_United_States_and_Canada_-_DPLA_-_c7a911d967987d386dc73ac839640637.jpg|none|thumb|1883: New Official Railroad map of the United States and Canada - DPLA - c7a911d967987d386dc73ac839640637]]
[[File:US_Transcontinental_Railroads_1887.jpg|none|thumb|US Transcontinental Railroads 1887]]
[[File:US_Transcontinental_Railroads_1887.jpg|none|thumb|US Transcontinental Railroads 1887]]
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=== 1900s ===
=== 1900s ===
[[File:American_railway_transportation_(1908)_(14756360721).jpg|none|thumb|1908 map of the Harriman system (one company's rail lines) American railway transportation (1908) (14756360721)]]
[[File:American_railway_transportation_(1908)_(14756360721).jpg|none|thumb|1908 map of the Harriman system (one company's rail lines) American railway transportation (1908) (14756360721)]]
[[File:Railroad_distance_map_of_the_United_States,_Mexico_and_Canada_(14009382364).jpg|left|thumb|1919 map: Railroad distance map of the United States, Mexico and Canada (14009382364)]]
[[File:Railroad_distance_map_of_the_United_States,_Mexico_and_Canada_(14009382364).jpg|thumb|1919 map: Railroad distance map of the United States, Mexico and Canada (14009382364)|none]]
[[File:The_railroad_builders;_a_chronicle_of_the_welding_of_the_states_(1919)_(14573598059).jpg|none|thumb|The railroad builders; a chronicle of the welding of the states (1919) (14573598059)From: [https://archive.org/details/cu31924070687961/page/n34/mode/1up?view=theater The railroad builders; a chronicle of the welding of the states : Moody, John, 1868-1958 : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive]]]
[[File:The_railroad_builders;_a_chronicle_of_the_welding_of_the_states_(1919)_(14573598059).jpg|none|thumb|The railroad builders; a chronicle of the welding of the states (1919) (14573598059)From: [https://archive.org/details/cu31924070687961/page/n34/mode/1up?view=theater The railroad builders; a chronicle of the welding of the states : Moody, John, 1868-1958 : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive]]]
[[File:Railroads_of_the_United_States_in_1918_-_Project_Gutenberg_eText_16960.png|thumb|1918: Railroads of the United States in 1918 - Project Gutenberg eText 16960|none]]
[[File:Railroads_of_the_United_States_in_1918_-_Project_Gutenberg_eText_16960.png|thumb|1918: Railroads of the United States in 1918 - Project Gutenberg eText 16960|none]]
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