PPT-US Railroads and Horse’s Asses

The standard railroad gauge distance between rails is 4 feet 85 inches Because that is the way they built them in England and English expatriates built the US railroads Why Because the first rail lines were built by the same people who built the prerailroad tramways and that is the gauge they used . Lightstar Horse Transportation has been safely transporting horses for more than thirty years. Every driver is a horseman this means they know how to safely handle your horses during transit. Our drivers work with your trainers and personel to give the best service possible. Your horse suffers less stress and trip fatigue. Camie R. Heleski, Ph.D.. MSU Department of Animal Science. The opinions presented are my own & based on my own experiences & research; they do not necessarily represent those of Michigan State University.. Chapters 6 and 7. A New Industrial Age. Immigrants and Urbanization. Chapter 6: . A New Industrial Age. Expansion of Industry. At the end of the 19. th. century, natural resources, creative ideas, and growing markets fuel an industrial boom.. Change and Conflict in the . American West. Between 1865-1900 (25 year period) the western frontier (West of the Mississippi River) was divided into:. 18 new states. 4 territories: Utah, Arizona, New Mexico, . Chapters 8 and 9. Livestock and the Open Range;. Railroads Link Montana to the Nation. Chapter 8: Livestock and the Open Range. Montana’s Grasslands. Montana had excellent grasslands – winter snow not as deep or long-lasting as in Colorado & Wyoming, winds often blew snow off grasses, plenty of water & shelter.. The Growth of Railroads. Before the Civil War, most of the railroad track in America had been built in the Eastern USA, especially in the Northeast.. Gold was discovered in the West and people slowly began migrating westward.. By: Mrs. Coates. Standard/Objective. 5-2.2 . Summarize . how technologies (such as railroads, the steel plow and barbed wire), federal policies (such as subsidies for the railroads and the Homestead Act), and access to natural resources affected the development of the . Coach Duke. Towns that grew up almost overnight around mining sites were known . as. Boomtowns. 2. What . 1862 act passed by congress gave 160 free acres of land to settlers? . Homestead Act. 3. How . . . . . By the 1920’s, the U.S. had become the leading industrial power in the world, producing more than 1/3 of the world’s manufactured goods.. Up until this time, the U.S. was primarily an agricultural nation – Tobacco, Cotton, sugar, Indigo, Rice, Etc. -The Transportation Revolution affected trade and daily life. . The 1800s gave rise to a . Transportation Revolution. : a period of rapid growth in new means of transportation.. Transportation Revolution created boom in business by reducing shipping costs and time.. . a. Explain the impact of the railroads on other industries, such as steel, and on the organization of big business.. The railroad companies contributed to the development of the West by selling low-cost parcels of their western land for farming. . Bell Ringer . Why by the 1900’s was the United States the leading industrial power in the world?. Railroads. 1865-1900. Railroads went from 35,000 to 193,000 miles of track.. Significance:. Increase mass production. Railroad Industry – “Defined”. Buildings, Bridges and Yards. Right-of-Way & Track and Signals. Motive Power and Rolling Stock. People “Running” Trains. Railroad Industry –“Classifications”. Section 1 – The Growth of Railroads. New Railroad Lines. Texans hoping railroads would spur economic growth.. Moving people & goods was time consuming and expensive. .. . * Texas rivers too shallow & unreliable for shipping..