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How did the growth of the rail networks impact the meatpacking industry?

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C- The meatpacking industry grew because railroads were used to deliver large quantities of meat from processing plants to locations across the country.

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One way in which the growth of the rail networks impacted the meatpacking industry is that they made it much easier to sell meat, since railways allowed this meat to be sent to a variety of different markets relatively far away. 
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