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Railroad Network Expansion and Standardization (1869–1900)

Railroad Network Expansion and Standardization (1869–1900)

  1. Transcontinental railroad completed at Promontory Summit

    Labels: Transcontinental Railroad, Promontory Summit

  2. Northern Pacific construction begins amid new financing

    Labels: Northern Pacific, Great Lakes

  3. Panic of 1873 slows railroad building and investment

    Labels: Panic of, Jay Cooke

  5. Great Railroad Strike shows limits of railroad labor relations

    Labels: Great Railroad, rail workers

  6. Southern Pacific opens New Orleans–California “Sunset Route”

    Labels: Southern Pacific, Sunset Route

  7. Northern Pacific marks completion with “Last Spike” ceremony

    Labels: Northern Pacific, Last Spike

  9. Interstate Commerce Act creates federal railroad regulation

    Labels: Interstate Commerce

  10. Sherman Antitrust Act targets monopolistic consolidation

    Labels: Sherman Antitrust, U S

  11. Safety Appliance Act mandates automatic couplers and air brakes

    Labels: Safety Appliance, automatic couplers

  12. Panic of 1893 forces large-scale railroad reorganization

    Labels: Panic of, railroad receivership

  13. Erdman Act creates federal mediation for railroad labor disputes

    Labels: Erdman Act, federal mediation

  14. By 1900, standardization supports a mature national rail system

    Labels: National rail, standardization