What is one reason why the expansion of the railroads caused prices of products to drop during the gilded age

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Simple. It didn't cost as much to transport things, therefore products were more available.

Bilge answered Dec 29, 2018

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Railroads allowed products to be transported easier and safer. Which in turn dropped prices of the products.

Perimasu answered Jan 3, 2019

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