“The construction of extensive railways, however, and particularly the consolidation of small, experimental lines into large systems, dates from the days of the discovery of gold in California” LinesEconomyDiscoveryGoldCaliforniaConstructionRailwayConsolidation Author:John Moody
“When the scheme for the construction of a railroad from Baltimore to the waters of the Ohio River first began to take form, the United States had barely emerged from the Revolutionary period” FirstsStatesFormWaterUnitedUnited StatesEconomyPeriodsRiversRevolutionaryConstructionSchemesOhioRailroadsBaltimore Book:The Railroad Builders: A Chronicle of the Welding of the States Source: The Railroad Builders: A Chronicle of the Welding of the States
“The close relationship between railroad expansion and the genera development and prosperity of the country is nowhere brought more distinctly into relief than in connection with the construction of the Pacific railroads.” CountryEconomyRelationshipDevelopmentConnectionsProsperityReliefConstructionExpansionPacificRailroadsClose Relationship Book:The Railroad Builders: A Chronicle of the Welding of the States Source: The Railroad Builders: A Chronicle of the Welding of the States