Types Of Railroads And National Market

What were the railroads and national market like? Between 1860 and 1880 the number of miles of railroad tracks tripled. They also tripled again by 1920. Because of railroads it opened up new areas for commercial farming and created a national market for manufactured goods. In 1886 company tracks were made when the railroads adopted a standard national gauge that allowed one company to travel to another company. Five railroad lines transported goods from the western mines, ranches, farms, and forest to the eastern markets and also brought back goods to the west from the east. Our nations time zones were made in 1883 by major companies that divided the United States into four time zones in which we still use today. Brands like Quaker Oats and