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What were the benefits and drawbacks of having a railroad run through your city in the 1800s?
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What were the benefits and drawbacks of having a railroad run through your city in the 1800s?

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It brought people to and from you and was a convenient way to get transport for where you want to go. It also offered many jobs along a wide range of places. However it was a dirty and unhygeinic place to stay back then and was cold and dangerous on bad weather
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It brought people to your city, and created bussiness along the tracks. It brought benifits, however it was dirty and many respectable people disagrred about it.
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