Railroads Lead the Way questions with accurate
answers
Collis P. Huntington and Leland Stanford Ans✓✓✓ Founded the
Central Pacific, which connected California and Utah. This formed part
of the first transcontinental or cross-continental railroads
Consolidation Ans✓✓✓ the practice of combining separate companies
into one company. Large railroad companies bought smaller companies
or drove them out of business.
Cornelius Vanderbilt Ans✓✓✓ One of the first railroad barons who
built a railway connecting Chicago and New York. He popularized the
use of steel rails in his railroad, which made railroads safer and more
economical.
Giving rebates to bigger customers had some negative impact on
railroads and customers, what were they? Ans✓✓✓ 1. Smaller railroads
could not match these prices were often forced out of business
2. Giving discounts to big customers meant higher rates for farmers and
other customers who shipped small loads
3. The railroad barons also made a secret agreement with one another to
form pools. The companies divided up the business amount themselves
and set identical rates.
How did the railroads change America? Ans✓✓✓ 1. The growing
railroad network helped American industry expand into the West.
, 2. The manufacturing center for farm equipment moved from New York
State to Illinois and Wisconsin
3. Railroads also changed where people lived. Trains brought
homesteaders, merchants, and miners to the Great Plains and into the
west.
4. The railways moved people from rural areas to cities as well.
How did using a standard gauge help? Ans✓✓✓ The use of a standard
gauge drove down shipping time and costs.
How were railroads a part of economic growth? Ans✓✓✓ 1. Railroads
carried raw materials such as iron ore, coal and timber to factories
2. They moved manufactured goods from factories to markets.
3. They shipped crops from farming areas to the cities
James J. Hill Ans✓✓✓ Another railroad baron who built the Great
Northern line between Minnesota and the state of Washington.
New technology also improved railway transportation. What were some
of the developments that were especially important to the railroad
industry? Ans✓✓✓ 1. Inventor George Westinghouse created air brakes
that improved the system for stopping trains, making them safer.
2. Eli H. Janney made Janney car couplers which made it easier for
railroad workers to link cars.
3. Gustavus Swift developed refrigerated railroad cars, allowing
railroads to ship meat and crops over long distances without spoiling or
rotting
answers
Collis P. Huntington and Leland Stanford Ans✓✓✓ Founded the
Central Pacific, which connected California and Utah. This formed part
of the first transcontinental or cross-continental railroads
Consolidation Ans✓✓✓ the practice of combining separate companies
into one company. Large railroad companies bought smaller companies
or drove them out of business.
Cornelius Vanderbilt Ans✓✓✓ One of the first railroad barons who
built a railway connecting Chicago and New York. He popularized the
use of steel rails in his railroad, which made railroads safer and more
economical.
Giving rebates to bigger customers had some negative impact on
railroads and customers, what were they? Ans✓✓✓ 1. Smaller railroads
could not match these prices were often forced out of business
2. Giving discounts to big customers meant higher rates for farmers and
other customers who shipped small loads
3. The railroad barons also made a secret agreement with one another to
form pools. The companies divided up the business amount themselves
and set identical rates.
How did the railroads change America? Ans✓✓✓ 1. The growing
railroad network helped American industry expand into the West.
, 2. The manufacturing center for farm equipment moved from New York
State to Illinois and Wisconsin
3. Railroads also changed where people lived. Trains brought
homesteaders, merchants, and miners to the Great Plains and into the
west.
4. The railways moved people from rural areas to cities as well.
How did using a standard gauge help? Ans✓✓✓ The use of a standard
gauge drove down shipping time and costs.
How were railroads a part of economic growth? Ans✓✓✓ 1. Railroads
carried raw materials such as iron ore, coal and timber to factories
2. They moved manufactured goods from factories to markets.
3. They shipped crops from farming areas to the cities
James J. Hill Ans✓✓✓ Another railroad baron who built the Great
Northern line between Minnesota and the state of Washington.
New technology also improved railway transportation. What were some
of the developments that were especially important to the railroad
industry? Ans✓✓✓ 1. Inventor George Westinghouse created air brakes
that improved the system for stopping trains, making them safer.
2. Eli H. Janney made Janney car couplers which made it easier for
railroad workers to link cars.
3. Gustavus Swift developed refrigerated railroad cars, allowing
railroads to ship meat and crops over long distances without spoiling or
rotting
