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steel logic that convinced a continent distance was negotiable.
means a fixed track system for hauling people and freight, and the industry that runs it.
from from wooden 'wagonways' in 16th-century mining, upgraded to iron rails once steam engines proved horses were the bottleneck.
time zonesrailroads forced the u.s. to standardize clocks in 1883
gauge warstrack widths varied for decades, stranding cargo at borders
golden spiketranscontinental line finished 1869 with one ceremonial nail
monopoly powerinspired antitrust law after crushing farmers with freight rates