By 1860, 30,000 miles (49,000 km) of railroad tracks had been laid, with 21,300 miles (34,000 km) concentrated in the northeast. The Baltimore and Ohio railroad was the first chartered railroad in the United States and was built to increase the flow of goods between Baltimore and Ohio.
What was transportation like in the 1870s?
By 1870, railroads had been built from coast to coast. Railroad companies continued to build hundreds of thousands of miles of new tracks over the next 30 years. Railroads provided a connection between rural areas and cities, and allowed farmers to sell their produce in far away places.
Were there trains in 1875?
How did people travel in 1875?
In the year 1875 people in America traveled with the help of railways, steamboats, and canals to move from one location to another.
What happened to American railroads between 1870 and 1890?
Between 1870 and 1890, the amount of railroad track in the United States tripled, dramatically changing the U.S. Although trains traveled slowly by today's standards, they sped along the tracks more quickly than anyone could have imagined a century before.