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it made transportation, and long distance travel faster.
it can ship material faster
it makes trading between cities far away convenient.
it allows factories to build away from a river
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Railroads allowed for easier access to long distance cities. They also allowed easy trade between very far communities. Because of this, it helped increase the rate at which the United States was able to produce and transport new things.
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