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what is appropriate for 1906
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randerson, <br /> <br />by 1906 the industrial revolution has been in development for almost 100 years and the u.s. patent office was seriously considering closing because everything worth inventing has already been invented. <br /> <br />although steel was invented about 80 years earlier, it has gone through a development curve and has finally begun to resemble the product we think it is today. this allowed much greater boiler pressures than ever before. this would be reflected in the "ten wheeler" celebrated in the casey jones story. at this point, the modern steam era is beginning and the developmental era that preceeded it began fading about 10 years earlier. the big railroads bought into the new technology, and the smaller ones continued to use up the older equipment. <br /> <br />the "great war to end all wars, part one", was the dividing line. after that, american railroading was never the same. after that, the rules written 35 years earlier were observed and enforced. in 1906, the government attempted to enforce air brakes, automatic couplers, etc., but it was almost voluntary. <br /> <br />the robber barons are gone, and their wayward kids or the corporate presence is beginning to take over. 1906 is your transition era. it marks the beginning of the 20th century, or the end of the 19th century. <br /> <br />as an historian, you should be able to pickup from here. the advice in the above posts is worthwhile. good luck. <br /> <br />-rrick
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