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Vocabulary
RR Technology
RR Expansion
Time Zones
Effects of RR Development
100
Railroad Baron
What are powerful individuals who controlled the nations railway?
100
This invention allowed for shipment of "perishable" goods on trains.
What is the refrigeration car?
100
Railrod building grew tremendously in the last half of this century
What is the 18th century
100
The Us has this many standard time zones
What is 4?
100
This allowed travel to be measured in hours, not distance.
What is the creation of the 4 major time zones?
200
consolidation
What is the practice of combining separate companies in an industry?
200
This man created the first sleeping car, allowing for more comfortable trips over long distances.
Who is George Pullman?
200
By 1860, the US already had about this many miles of track.
What is 30,000(miles)
200
These are the names of the 4 time zones
What is Eastern Standard, Central, Mountain, and Pacific
200
People move from suburbs to cities
What is allows for settlement in different areas
300
labor
What is very difficult and physical work?
300
This invention made it much easier for trains to stop.
What is the air brake?
300
This song was popular among those working on the railroad
What is "I've Been Working on the Railroad"?
300
The time difference between each time zone
What is one hour?
300
These two things allowed companies to compete for customers
What are rebates and pools?
400
pool
What are secret agreements between railroad barons?
400
Switching to this universal sized track created efficient shipping of manufactured goods.
What is standard gauge?
400
With railroad expansion companies did this to become more efficient.
What is consolidation?
400
You gain time traveling in this direction
What is East to West?
400
Changes communication and transportation
What is opens US to settling in new areas?
500
standard gauge
What is the standard track width railroads used to allow faster shipment of goods?
500
Eli Janney
Who created railroad connectors?
500
This group of individuals did the majority of the work on the railroads.
What are immigrants?
500
This happens when you travel West to East
What is losing time?
500
Industries that benefited from RR expansion
What are steel, lumber, and coal