High-speed rail

Author Gregg Turner, a former director of the Railway & Locomotive Historical Society at Harvard Business School and a lifelong train enthusiast, has written several books and numerous articles on American railroad history. The Railway & Locomotive Historical Society, Inc., founded in 1921, is the oldest railroad history organization in North America, and among the first anywhere to pursue formal studies in the history of technology. The Society promotes research and encourages preservation of…

ways that gives way for businesses and advocacy groups to develop new strategies for protecting their interests. The automotive industry is subject to shifting consumer demand and the availability of substitutes in a highly competitive market. The high regulatory cost of doing business as a manufacturer has resulted in outsourcing parts from numerous vendors and the development of standardized parts. A large question looms over whether the quality of outside vendors is efficient enough to…

The internal market also rose in 1895 due to the railroads opening up the ability for people to acquire goods. These railroads systems was the reason for such a boom in exports. During 1878- 1880 there was only one port that was accessible to the rail ways and that was Veracruz, but once the railways had connected other cities such as Tampico and Progreso in Yucatan they were able to boom. Cardenas states that with the use of railroads, “the domestic market began its integration in a profound…

Dallas was late to build a municipal rail transport system, yet today its DART light rail system is the largest in the United States at a total system length of 85 miles. Troubled by a rocky start, the Dallas Area Rapid Transit authority was faced with the stubborn reluctance of voters to spend any taxpayer money on public transportation infrastructure. However, once the wheels of development started in motion, there was no chance of them stopping. Over the course of 30 years, Dallas went from…

western half of America and it was put together between 1863 and 1869. The railroad was 1,776 miles long and it served for the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of the United States to be connected by rail for the…

After the Civil War came to an end, America still heavily relied upon an agricultural economy since the Union did not have enough industry to redefine their economic system. However, this would soon change, as many life changing discoveries would be made. These included Thomas Edison’s’ invention of the lightbulb and electricity in 1880, steel and the Bessemer process in 1850, and the value of oil from Edwin L. Drake in 1859. All three of these creations together would redefine American society,…

Ljuba 1 Joseph Ljuba Ms. Verdino, Mr. Muraco, Mrs. King Social Studies Rise of Industry and Unions Railroad Expansion Bang! Bang! That’s the sound of the railways being created across America. In the late 1800’s the United States was coming out of the Civil War and our growing population needed to expand across the continent. Railroad expansion across the United States was crucial to the development of our country. Some points to prove my thesis are after the civil war, our country experienced…

President Abraham Lincoln once said, “A railroad to the Pacific Ocean is imperatively demanded in the interests of the whole country,” (Sandler 13). Change is a necessity of life, but positive change is rare. One of these rare instances was the event that connected the coasts of the United States. The Transcontinental Railroad not only connected America, but changed America. This massive railway revolutionized America by making American life faster paced than ever before. Before any…

With money on their minds, many people began to realize that the railroad was a great opportunity to make a living. They began to push for a railroad system that spanned throughout the middle of the country. In 1862 President Abraham Lincoln signed a paper that would forever bring our country together. The Pacific Railroad act allowed the Central Pacific Railroad to build east from Sacramento and the Union Pacific Railroad to build west from Omaha. In doing this the westward expansion was…

Following the civil war, the railroads towards the west helped in opening up a lot of land for settlement and economic development. White settlers traveled from the East to farm, ranch, and mine. Along with the white settlers, African- Americans made their way from the south to the west for economic development. Even the Chinese who worked on the railroads traveled to the west furthering its diversity. Settlers from the east changed the face of the “Great Plains”. Buffalo and cattle that lived…