Rapid population growth in the Great Plains and the American West
after the Civil War was the result not only of railroad expansion
but of a collaboration among competing railroads to adopt a uniform
width for track. The American Railroad Network, 1861-1890 shows how
the consolidation of smaller railroads and the growth of capitalism
worked to unify the fragmented railroad industry through
standardization. George Rogers Taylor and Irene D. Neu cover the
emergence of railroads before and during the Civil War, their
expansions westward, the gradual adoption of a national rail gauge,
and the development of standardized equipment and car interchange
rules that set examples for American industry in general. A
pioneering work first published in 1956, The American Railroad
Network, 1861-1890 provides a framework for understanding how
advancements in technology are both impeded and fostered by
political processes and commercial pressures. This paperback
edition features three full-color fold-out maps and a new
introduction by Railroad History editor Mark Reutter.
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