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How did steam locomotives lower the cost of transporting raw materials and finished goods?

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it could carry more and transport faster.
User Ugo Guazelli
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Step-by-step explanation:

Steam locomotives lower the cost of transportation of raw materials and finished goods as these locomotives can carry bulk amount of goods together in them and also it takes less time to move these goods and products from one place to another. The carrying charge of the finished products and good and also the raw material is less as they carry large amounts of them.

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