. Cost, capitalization and estimated value of American railways; . he omissions of this table are its most significant are the great states of California, Colorado, Idaho, Iowa, 39 Kansas, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, the Dakotas,Oregon, Texas, Utah, Washington, Wisconsin, Wyoming, Okla-homa and the territories? They were waiting for the railways;and most of them had to wait three decades longer before theyknew the real rush of settlers which came when the railways,with admirable boldness, ventured to build into the wilderness,in many instances before the Indians had fi
. Cost, capitalization and estimated value of American railways; . he omissions of this table are its most significant are the great states of California, Colorado, Idaho, Iowa, 39 Kansas, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, the Dakotas,Oregon, Texas, Utah, Washington, Wisconsin, Wyoming, Okla-homa and the territories? They were waiting for the railways;and most of them had to wait three decades longer before theyknew the real rush of settlers which came when the railways,with admirable boldness, ventured to build into the wilderness,in many instances before the Indians had finally left it. Before closing this brief story of the beginnings of Americanrailways, it may be permitted to pass in review their first stepstoward the conquest of the continent. As its name implies, the Baltimore and Ohio was charteredto build a railway from the city of Baltimore to the Ohio river,a distance of over 300 miles. It did not reach its destinationuntil 1853. Only half the distance, with a branch to Washing-ton, was completed within the first Dk Witt Clinton Engine and Tkain, .At the Opening of the Mohawk and Hudson Railroad September, 1831. When the State of Pennsylvania took the construction of thePhiladelphia and Columbia railway off the hands of ColonelStevens company, the line was located in 1828 and construc-tion commenced in the year following. This was the first rail-•way work unaertaken by a State government. About twentymiles at the eastern end was opened for travel in 1832 and by1834 the entire line, with two tracks, was completed. Bothpassenger and freight cars were owned by individuals or com-panies, who furnished the horses or mules to haul them, payingthe State toll for the use of the road. At first the State ownedtwo locomotives and the number was increased so that by 1834animal power on the long stretches of the road was discon-tinued. A regular toll was charged by the State for the use ofits locomotives. 40 McMasters description of the t
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