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?Greatest decade of RR construction?

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?Greatest decade of RR construction?
Posted by Boyd on Wednesday, March 25, 2015 3:50 PM

What would have been the decade with the greatest amount of construction of railroad lines?

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Posted by PNWRMNM on Wednesday, March 25, 2015 4:33 PM

The 1880's.

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Posted by D.Carleton on Wednesday, March 25, 2015 4:36 PM

It varies from place to place but generally 1880 - 1890.

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Posted by mohankrishna on Tuesday, June 2, 2015 6:12 AM

nice article

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