Horses And Mules, And Even Sail Cars,

The Close Relationship Between Railroad Expansion And The Genera Development And Prosperity Of The Country Is Nowhere Brought More Distinctly Into Relief Than In Connection With The Construction Of The Pacific Railroads.

While No One Railroad Can Completely Duplicate Another Line, Two Or More May Compete At Particular Points

Many Of The Railroad Evils Were Inherent In The Situation; They Were Explained By The Fact That Both Managers And Public Were Dealing With A New Agency Whose Laws They Did Not Completely Understand

In The Decade Before The Civil War Various North And South Lines Of Railway Were Projected And Some Of These Were Assisted By Grants Of Land From The Federal Government

With The Reorganization Of 1898 Finished, The Baltimore And Ohio Railroad Entered A New Period In Its History.