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The United State Railroad System, 1890

This map from the 1898 Statistical Atlas of the United States depicts the entire United States railroad system in 1890. The accompanying table charts the increase in railroad mileage from 1830 to 1890.

Railroad Systems Of The United States: 1890

Railway Mileage Of The United States: 1830 To 1890

About this Document

  • Source: The Statistical Atlas of the United States: Based Upon the Eleventh Census
  • Author: Henry Gannett
  • Publisher: Government Printing Office
  • Published: Washington, D.C.
  • Date: 1898