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US Railway History 1850-1860

1850

More than 9,000 miles of track were in operation in the U.S., as much as in the rest of the world combined. The 1850s saw unprecedented growth across the face of the continent. During that decade every state east of the Mississippi was served by an ever-expanding railway network.

1860

The track milage in operation in the U.S. reached 30,000 miles of railway track.

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