How Railroads changed America

      The discovery of the Railroad system is considered to be the innovative technology that developed the foundation for such a remarkable economy in a variety of systems.  It seemed to be implausible for the societies that lived in the times before the creation of the tracks, to even comprehend the advantages that such means of transportation would help such diverse resources flourish.  The scrutiny of the outcome involving so many different possibilities, would only come to help these systems cope with the more demanding increase for modern support.

      In 1862, Congress passed a bill that called for to railroad companies to build a railroad that spread across the whole continent, from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific.  This railroad was meant to promote the growth of settlements in the Western United States.  Before there was any signs of railroads, people had to travel on horseback or in wagons.  

      The main focus of this blog is to concentrate on what the expansion of railroads have done to help develop the profound economic, social, and political structures of modern America.