railroad era
Train-dominated period
The railroad era refers to the period, roughly the mid-19th to early 20th century, when railroads dominated long-distance transportation and drove economic development.
In American history, it marks the age of transcontinental expansion, industrial growth, and the railroad barons who shaped commerce and politics: The railroad era transformed the American West.
- locomotiveRailway pulling machine
- steam engineThermal vapor motor
- steamHeated water's gaseous form
- tracksMarks showing passage
- iron horseSlang for steam engine
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railroad eradigital age
Epoch of computerized life
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