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  Railroads have captured the public’s imagination. Initially, they were technological marvels. For over 100 years they were the lifeblood of the United States. In the west, with its vast prairies and isolated towns, railroads have been especially important. For good or ill, they were linked to nearly every important social development in the United States between the 1880s and the 1960s.

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  The Stevens Expedition	The Northern Pacific Railroad Surveys	Building the Railroads
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  Why come to the United States?	Who worked on the railroads?	Organized labor and the railroads
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  Railroad hospitals	Railroad-driven immigration	The legacy of the railroads

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  The Stevens Expedition

  The Northern Pacific Railroad Surveys

  Building the Railroads

  Why come to the United States?

  Who worked on the railroads?

  Organized labor and the railroads

  Railroad hospitals

  Railroad-driven immigration

  The Legacy of the Railroads