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American History: Essays: The Iron Horse: Consolidations

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From a lengthy essay on the history of the railroad in the United States. This section describes the consolidation of all the different railroad companies into seven by 1906, and the concern that was developing over this concentration of power.

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big railroad companies, consolidating the railroads, merging railroads, railroad companies, railroad history, railroad management, revolution to reconstruction: the iron horse: consolidations, railroads in the late 19th century
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