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Artyom0805 [142]
3 years ago
12

How did travel by railroad become safer and faster after the civil war?

History
1 answer:
ycow [4]3 years ago
6 0

Answer:

The decades following the Civil War were a sort of 'golden age' for the railroad. New technology enabled the construction of faster, more powerful, and safer locomotives. ... Steel rails meant locomotives could pull more cars, which meant greater productivity for commercial trains and cheaper fares for passenger trains.

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