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  • Sep 6, Railroads In The 1850s: Mileage, Land Grants, Trunk Lines & the West
  • Sep 5, Railroads In The 1800s (1840s): History, Photos, Timeline
  • Sep 6, Railroads In The 1860s: Civil War, Pacific Railroad, Mileage & Steel

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american-rails.com /3 days ago

Sep 6, Railroads In The 1850s: Mileage, Land Grants, Trunk Lines & the West

U.S. railroads 1850–1860—9,021 to ~30,600 miles, Illinois Central land grant, NYC 1853, Erie to Dunkirk, PRR/B&O to the Ohio, Minot’s 1851 train order, Rock Island bridge. Fact...

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american-rails.com /3 days ago

Sep 5, Railroads In The 1800s (1840s): History, Photos, Timeline

U.S. railroads 1840–1850—2,808 to 9,021 miles, T-rail and wooden ties, Pennsylvania Railroad charter 1846, 4-4-0 American type, Morse telegraph on the B&O. Facts and photos. No...

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american-rails.com /3 days ago

Sep 6, Railroads In The 1860s: Civil War, Pacific Railroad, Mileage & Steel

U.S. railroads 1860–1870—~30,600 to 52,922 miles. Civil War as the decade’s center, Pacific Railway Acts and Promontory, Vanderbilt’s NYC, Pullman Pioneer, Bessemer rail, Westingho...

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american-rails.com /6 days ago

Sep 3, Railroads In The 1900s (1900–1910): Facts, Statistics, History

U.S. railroads 1900–1910—ICC miles 193,346 to 240,293, Elkins/Hepburn/Mann-Elkins, interurbans, 20th Century Limited, Penn Station, last transcontinentals. Facts and statistics.

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american-rails.com /1 day ago

Sep 8, Railroads In The 1880s: Standard Time, Gauge, Mileage & the ICC

U.S. railroads 1880–1890—93,200 to 163,600 miles, 70,400 added. Standard Time Nov. 18, 1883, Southern 5-foot change 1886, Interstate Commerce Act 1887.

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american-rails.com /1 week ago

Sep 2, Civil War Railroads: North vs South, USMRR, Maps & Facts

Civil War railroadsā€”1860 mileage, gauges, USMRR, Haupt and McCallum, First Manassas, Gettysburg, Chickamauga, Andrews Raid, B&O. Maps and facts.

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american-rails.com /3 weeks ago

Aug 14, Railroad Infrastructure (USA): Track, Bridges, Signals, Yards, History

American railroad infrastructure—what it means (track, ballast, ties, bridges, tunnels, signals, yards, towers), T-rail and standard gauge roots, and a full directory of fixed-plan...

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american-rails.com /4 days ago

Sep 5, Railroads In The 1820s/1830s: Firsts, Mileage & Founding Era

U.S. railroads 1820s–1830s—Granite Railway 1826, B&O common carrier, Stourbridge Lion, Tom Thumb, Best Friend, 2,808 miles by 1840. Firsts, facts, photos.

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american-rails.com /5 days ago

Sep 4, Railroads By State: History, Maps & Firsts

All 50 U.S. state railroad histories—firsts, 1916 peak of 254,037 miles, today’s ~140,000-mile freight network. Directory of state guides from Alabama to Wyoming.

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american-rails.com /3 days ago

Sep 6, Railroads In The 1870s: Panic, Strike, Mileage, Steel & Air Brakes

U.S. railroads 1870–1880—52,922 to ~93,200 miles. Panic of 1873, Crédit Mobilier, Granger laws, Westinghouse automatic brake 1872, Ashtabula 1876, Great Strike 1877. Decade frame,...

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american-rails.com /11 hours ago

Sep 8, United States Railroad Administration (USRA)

USRA federal control Dec. 28, 1917–March 1, 1920. McAdoo and Hines, Federal Control Act, compensation, standard steam locomotives (~1,850 originals) and 100,000 freight cars. Types...

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american-rails.com /19 hours ago

Sep 8, Railroads In The U.S. (1910s): Facts, Statistics, Photos

Railroads during the 1910s, the period from 1910-1920, was a pivotal time witnessing record mileage and federal takeover during World War I.

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american-rails.com /12 hours ago

Sep 8, Railroads During World War I: Car Shortage, Troops & Federal Control

U.S. railroads in World War I—export freight from 1914, April 6 1917, 158,000-car shortage, USRA Dec. 28, 1917–March 1, 1920. Facts, statistics, and photos.

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american-rails.com /21 hours ago

Sep 8, Railroads In The 1890s: Safety Appliance, Panic, Pullman Strike

U.S. railroads 1890–1900—163,600 to 193,346 miles. Safety Appliance Act March 2, 1893, Panic of 1893, Pullman Strike 1894, NYC 999. Decade frame, not the Second Industrial Revoluti...

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american-rails.com /1 hour ago

Sep 9, Railroads In The 1930s: Depression, Streamliners & the FT

U.S. railroads 1930–1940—249,052 to 233,670 miles. Section 77, Eastman, Motor Carrier Act, M-10000 and Pioneer Zephyr 1934, EMC FT 1939. Decade frame, not the streamliner encyclope...

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american-rails.com /3 weeks ago

Aug 12, American Railroads: History, Tourist Trains & Industry Guide

Explore U.S. railroad history, fallen flags, steam and diesel locomotives, Class I freights, scenic tourist trains, Amtrak, landmarks, and railroad jobs—3,000+ pages of American-Ra...

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american-rails.com /3 weeks ago

Aug 13, West Virginia Railroads: History, Map, Coal Lines & Today’s Network

West Virginia railroad history—B&O, C&O, N&W, Virginian, Western Maryland; coal and logging heritage; abandonments; CSX, Norfolk Southern, short lines; Amtrak Cardinal;...

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american-rails.com /2 hours ago

Sep 9, Railroads In The 1920s: Transportation Act, Super Power Steam & Autos

U.S. railroads 1920–1930—return from the USRA, Transportation Act, shopmen’s strike 1922, 1925 diesel switchers, Lima Super Power, NYC Hudson, NP 4-8-4. Mileage down from the 1916...

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survivalblog.com /2 weeks ago

SurvivalBlog Graphic of the Week

Today’s graphic is a map that shows America’s abandoned and out-of-service railroad lines. (Graphic courtesy of Reddit.) It was posted by “vladgrinch” with this note: “The [America...

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american-rails.com /6 days ago

Sep 3, Transcontinental Railroad: Maps, Facts, Completion

First transcontinental railroad—Pacific Railway Acts 1862/1864, Central Pacific and Union Pacific, Chinese labor, ten-mile day, Promontory Summit May 10, 1869. Maps, facts, Golden...

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american-rails.com /3 weeks ago

Aug 12, History of the Railroad Roadmaster: Track, Territory, Operating Window

The roadmaster (track supervisor, manager track, and a cloud of company-specific titles) is the field leader for a defined stretch of railroad.

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american-rails.com /2 weeks ago

Aug 23, Ohio Railroads: History, Map, Trunk Lines & Today's Network

Ohio railroad history—Mad River & Lake Erie, Erie & Kalamazoo, Pennsylvania, New York Central, B&O, Nickel Plate, Erie, C&O; Lima Locomotive Works; abandonments; CS...

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american-rails.com /2 weeks ago

Aug 22, Iowa Railroads: History, Map, Granger Lines & Today's Network

Iowa railroad history—Mississippi & Missouri, first Mississippi River rail bridge, Lincoln and Council Bluffs; Rock Island, Milwaukee, C&NW, Burlington, Illinois Central, C...

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american-rails.com /1 month ago

Jul 27, All Six Class I Railroads Commit to America 250 Celebration At NCTM

All six Class I freight railroads have now committed to participate in the America 250 Locomotive Celebration set for August 28–30, 2026, at the North Carolina Transportation Museu...

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