Effect of Railroads on the United States

Learn more about American rail history and how railroads had a huge impact on the development of the U.S.—economically, socially, and politically.

The Transcontinental Railroad - Bill of Rights Institute

Tracking Growth in the U.S.

What Was It Like to Ride the Transcontinental Railroad?

Confederate railroads in the American Civil War - Wikipedia

Railroads of the Confederacy

Center for the Study of the Pacific Northwest

Rail strikes that changed America - The Washington Post

Railroads and the Making of Modern America

Railroads' Strategy Thrilled Wall Street, but Not Customers and