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Western Railroad Lines, 1880 and 1930

These two maps from the 1932 Atlas of the Historical Geography of the United States depict the extent of western railroads in 1880 and 1930. They illustrate the tremendous growth of the railroad in the western United States during this fifty-year period.

WESTERN RAILROADS, 1880

WESTERN RAILROADS, 1930

About this Document

  • Source: Atlas of the Historical Geography of the United States
  • Author: Charles O. Paullin and John K. Wright
  • Publisher: Carnegie Institute of Washington and the American Geographical Society of New York
  • Published: Washington, D.C.
  • Citation: page 141a and b
  • Date: 1932