How did railroads change the world for us?

Answered Mar 6, 2018 · Author has 66 answers and 8.4k answer views. Railroads changed America profoundly in ways that still affect us today. Here are some of the most significant effects: They put America (and the rest of the world) in motion. read more

Railroads did several things for the country, including making it smaller in a way, creating a national market, driving the economy and opening vast expanses of America that were not easily reached before the railroad. read more

The short answer would be, starting in the late 1800s, cities, towns and villages were connected with a pathway that stimulated not only travel, but the entire economy of the US as large amounts of goods, raw materials, food and fuel were able to transported quickly and reliably between all these places. read more