Railroads were the first big business enterprises of America and made possible many other industries.
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Among the more colorful was the New York and New England Railroad, which connected Boston with the Hudson River via the uplands of Connecticut.
Literally hundreds, if not thousands, of railroads were built in the United States during the nineteenth century.
They knitted our expansive nation together and ably transported people, materials, supplies, goods, and mail.
Railroads were the first big business enterprises of America and made possible many other industries