railroad industry
Locomotive transport business
The railroad industry encompasses companies that build, operate, and maintain railway systems for transporting passengers and freight.
In the United States, railroads drove westward expansion and industrialization in the 19th century, becoming synonymous with monopoly power and labor conflict.
Today the industry primarily hauls freight—coal, grain, containers—while passenger rail remains limited compared to other developed nations.
The railroad industry has consolidated into a handful of major carriers.
- locomotivesPowered rail vehicles
- steam engineThermal vapor motor
- iron horseSlang for steam engine
- tracksMarks showing passage
- stationsFixed stops on routes
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Commercial road freight sector
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Motor transport needing no human
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