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The Railroad in American History

Through the years, railroads have had a profound effect on American life and culture. Find out how the locomotive was developed, how the train became big industry, how it helped America expand westward, what part the railroad played in the Civil War, and how electric trains and trolleys developed from the railroad. Readers will learn about the ways in which the transportation of goods and people affected life in America as they read the colorful stories of these pivotal times.