Staggers Rail Act

the presidents did not worry about getting the public opinion or whether to have any other leadership. With the economy growing as fast as it was, the government was not able to keep up with the economy or the issues it caused. The Sherman Antitrust Act was passed so that any practices or workforces that didn’t care for free trade, were banned. There were a lot of occurring labor problems. People had to work really hard for long hours without much economic equality. The railroad strike of 1877…

The advantages of the railroad were due to the demand for faster and more convenient transportation. They created more direct routes, greater speed and safety, dependable schedules, year-round service, and more space to travel. They connected many cities together and went about 50 miles an hour, which would take a whole day on horseback or stagecoach. It carried cattle, fruit, and goods it had never previously been carried. The Railroad Empire grew at the end of the Civil War. It expanded from…

Rail Road safety is very important. We should always be cautious of rail roads and where or when we might come upon one. we should always stop at rail road crossing signs so we can be sure that no trains are coming before we proceed to our destination. if we know the train is on its way or right in front of us, that we should at least have our vehicle or ourselves be 3 feet or more behind the tracks in order to ensure our safety. Also remember that trains move at a very high speed and it has a…

“How dare you try to hog all the continent!” by Rocky Mountain News, 1866. The transcontinental railroad ran through the continent like a steel horse. The railroad was a massive event that happened in American history, and encounter and exchange occurred in this situation. For Chinese immigrants and Native Americans the transcontinental railroad was a series of tragic encounters. However, the transcontinental railroad allowed goods and services to be exchanged across the United States allowing…

The Cincinnati Museum The Cincinnati Museum was built in 1933, originally as the Cincinnati Union Terminal (a train terminal). This terminal was a passenger station in the Queensgate neighborhood of Cincinnati. In the late 19th and 20th centuries, Cincinnati, Ohio was a bustling metropolitan area - a hub for transportation and activity. Goods and supplies were shipped in and out of the city everyday. Because of the city’s central location in the continental United States, Cincinnati became an…

in February 1829, a brief track at the Charleston crossing afforded the successful experiments with a donkey-drawn car that was heavily loaded down with cotton bales, and, later in April, a wharfside, which is a small length of rail used for the unloading of iron strap rails from England. General merchandise, cotton, and customers made up most of the profit…

restrictive laws limiting) their opportunities not only for mining, but for everyday life as well. An example of this was the Foreign Miners Tax which instituted a charge of $20 per month towards foreign immigrants as well as the Chinese Exclusion Act which prohibited all immigration of Chinese laborers. These laws were mainly passed due to the racism and nervous views of American citizens who did not want the Chinese to take up any significant amount of wealth that the Americans felt entitled…

THE HISTORY OF THE ALCAN HIGHWAY The idea of laying a roadway to connect the United States with the North American continent’s ‘far north’ can be traced all the way back to the Yukon gold rushes of the 1890’s. It wasn’t till about the 1930’s that they started putting the idea into effect. The Alaska territorial legislature commission worked out different possibilities and routes. It took the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor to finally get the work started which is kind of unfortunate. When…

The Ironton Train Depot, completed in 1907, was used by the Norfolk and Western Railway Company for both passenger and freight trains until it closed in 1969. Almost a decade later, the depot was added to the National Register of Historic Places. Since then, the 5,000-square foot building has housed a number of restaurants, including its current tenant, “The Depot.” The Norfolk and Western Railway originally connected Petersburg, Virginia with City Point (now-called Hopewell), Virginia and was…

em began to be created. Many people did not believe that the railway would work. However, over time, railways have become the most popular form of land transportation in the United States. The railroad system improved and facilitated the movement of people and goods between farms, small and large cities. The development of railroads and railways changed and improved people's lives. Railways have helped many sectors of the country's economy, including agriculture. The farmers had a new way of…