The Industrial Age: Railroads Lead the Way

True/False: The expansion of railroads took money away from the iron and lumber industries.

• True

• False

True/False: The standard gauge caused confusion and created gaps in train service.

• True

• False

True or False: Consolidation made the large companies less efficient.

• True

• False

After consolidation of the railroads, who controlled the nation's rail traffic?

• Railroad Comissioners

• Railroad Barons

• Railroad Unions

• Government Officials

What did large railroad companies offer as incentives for their biggest customers?

• Company Stocks

• Coupons

• Rebates

• Volume Discounts

What did Railroad Barons form based on secret agreements to divide up business amongst themselves?

• Consolidations

• Monopolies

• Pools

• Rebates

The growing railroad network helped American industry expand into the:

• Rural Areas

• West

• Overseas Markets

• East

Match the following railroad barons to their achievements.

• Great Northern Line

• James J. Hill

• Central Pacific

• Cornelius Vanderbilt

• Railroads from NYC to the Great Lakes

• Collis P. Huntington & Leland Stanford

Match the following railroad technologies with the developer.

• Gustavus Swift

• refrigerator cars

• Eli H. Janney

• car coupler

• George Pullman

• air brakes

• George Westinghouse

• sleeping cars

What industries benefited from the expansion of the railroad system?