Among the most popular four means of transportation (air, rail, road, water), the railroads are the ones with the biggest influence on the industrial revolution. At the beginning of the 19th century, flying was still a mystery for most, roads were dominated by foot travelers and animal pulled vehicles while on water, sailing ships were slowly moving between the continents and through the inland rivers.As a matter of fact, the railroads were first presented as a better alternative for canal navigation. In 1812, Colonel John Stevens was the XXXXX XXX dedicated a XXXX set of studies XX demonstrating XXXX theory and proposing several practical solutions (XXXXXXX, 1852). The XXXXX railroad on the American XXXXXXXXX XXX XXXXXX in 1826 XXX it XXXX XXX three miles. XXX XXXXX train XXX a set XX XXXXX-pulled cars XXXXXXX on XXXXXX. The first XXXXXX-powered XXXXX was launched in XXXX in South XXXXXXXX (Conigliaro, XXXXX, Schreiber, XXXXX, XXXX). Since then, XXX railroads XXXXXX very popular XXX XXXXXX throughout the nation. The XXXXX XXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXX XXX monopolies of the Gilded XXX have risen with XXX XXXX of XXX XXXXXXXXX. XXXXXXXX, XXXXX amounts of goods XXXXX XXXXXX in a XXXXXX XXXX XX XXXX, XXXX an XXXXXXXX speed XXX XXXX. The XXXXXXXXXX mobility XXX XXXX XXXXXXXX, changing XXX XXXXXXX. XXXXXXXXX XXX faster, XXXXXXX and XXXXX. XXXXXX could now look for XXXX or XXXXXX in leisure activities at a XXXXXXX distance from their settlement. XX XXX XXXXX XXXXX, the environmental impact was XXXXXXXX. Natural XXXXXXXXXX XXXX XXXXXXX by the railroad construction sites XXX the XXXXX engines used a great XXXXXX of XXXX, XXXXXXXXX XXX air. XXXXX, XXXXXXXXX to XXX Association of XXXXXXXX Railroads (XXXX), with XXX gallon of XXXX, a XXXXXXX freight XXXXX XXX XXXX XXX ton XX goods for XXX XXXXX, while XXXXXXXXXX 75% XXXXgreenhouse XXX emissions than a XXXXX. XXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX generate about 160.000 direct XXXX XXX X.X million XXXXXXXX jobs, with an average pay XX $86200 per XXXX (XXXXXXXXXXX of XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX, XXXX). In XXX XXXX time, XXX XXXXXX impact declined since most XXXXXXXXX now travel by car on XXXXX XXX XXXXXX XXXXXXXXX and XX XXXXX XXX long distances. The popularity of XXXXXXXXX by road is higher XXXXX. When the XXXXXXXXX appeared, there was no XXXXXX alternative. XX conclusion, the XXXXXXXXX had a XXXXXXXX XXXXXX XX the development XXX XXXXXXXXX XX XXX nation in going from an XXXXXXXX society to an XXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXX. Today, XXX XXXXX industry XXX XXX agriculture XXXXX XXXXXX on the XXXXXXXXX XXX XXXXXXXXXX their goods. Nevertheless, the U.S railroads can pride XXXX being the XXXXXX XXXX XX transportation in XXX XXXXX, with over XX.XX% XX XXX deliveries reaching XXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXX safe (XXXXXXXXXXX of American Railroads, XXXX). The XXXXXXXXX may still XXXX a bright future XXXXX XXXXXXX of its usefulness XXX the XXXXX XXXXXXXX XXX the agriculture. Today, the railroads XXX XXXXX XXXXX XXXXXX usefulness XX considering XXXXX XXXX in decongesting XXX XXXXX XXXX heavy XXXXXX carrying dangerous XXXXX. The railroads are XXXXXXXXX, XXXXXXXXX and XXXXXXXXX. XXXXX functionalities make them a part of our XXXXXX. Railroads XXX versatile because XXXX the XXXX XXXXX, XXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXX locomotives, operators can XXXXX XXX XXXX XX XXXXXXXXXXXXX goods XXX also XXXXXX. XXXXXXXXX are practical XXXXXXX a XXX of goods or a great number of people XXX XXXXXX at once, reducing XXX overall XXXXXX XXX XXXXXXXX. XX XXXX but not least, railroads XXX XXXXXXXXX XXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX XXX XXXXX less XXXXX, generate less pollution XXX XXXX a XXXXXXX hazard risk XXX XXX XXXX XXXXXX XX XXXXX (XXXXXXXX XX XXXX XXXXXXXXXXXX). XXXXX, the XXXXXXXXX XXXXXX the XXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXX. XXX, railroads can XXXX XX XXXXXX pollution.
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Association of XXXXXXXX Railroads (2017),XXXX XXX Need to Know XXXXX U.S. Freight XXXX, XXXXXXXX Bundle, XXXXXXXXX from XXX.org/Documents/AAR%20Briefing%XXXXXXXXXXXXX%XXXXX%XXXXXX%XXXX%20Know%XXXXXXX%20Freight%XXXXXX.XXX
XXXXXXXXXX, Elman, Jeremy,XXXXX (1996),XXX Danger XX Corporate XXXXXXXXXX, XXXXXXX XX American XXXXXXXXXX section, XXXX 10, XXXX, XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXX, retrieved XXXX cs.XXXXXXXX.edu/people/XXXXXXXX/cs181/XXXXXXXX/XXXXXXXXX-monopolies/XXXXXXXXXXXXXX.XXXX
Stevens, X. (XXXX). Documents XXXXXXX to XXXXX the XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXX of Railways and XXXXX Carriages XXXX Canal XXXXXXXXXX. T. & J. XXXXXX, 1812; reprinted by XXXXXXXX & XXXXXX. XXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXX
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