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[[Image:Railroads of the Western USA.png|thumb|left|370px|Click | [[Image:Railroads of the Western USA.png|thumb|left|370px|Click map to enlarge. Eastern U.S. tracks were well developed by 1860.]] [[Image:Golden Spike.jpg|thumb|right|370px|1869 ceremony at Promontory Summit, Utah, celebrating the linking of the Central Pacific and Union Pacific as the first transcontinental railroad.]] ''[[United States|United States ]] > [[United States Migration Internal|Migration ]] > [[US_Migration_Railroads|Railroads]]'' | ||
Some American settlers moved to new homes by railroad. Railroads were faster, less expensive, and healthier than overland travel by covered wagon. Railroads often organized immigrant trains to encourage settlement (and eventually business) along their routes. | Some American settlers moved to new homes by railroad. Railroads were faster, less expensive, and healthier than overland travel by covered wagon. Railroads often organized immigrant trains to encourage settlement (and eventually business) along their routes. | ||
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