Railroad tunnel with tracks
North America

North American railway companies

The time used to cross the vast expanse of North America was greatly reduced after North American railway companies began building tracks across prairies and mountain ranges.

United States of America

Illinois Central Railroad

New York Central Railroad

Indicted for breaking Inter-State Commerce laws together with Pennsylvania Railroad, Vacuum Oil Company and Standard Oil in 1907

Pennsylvania Railroad

Indicted for breaking Inter-State Commerce laws together with New York Central Railroad, Vacuum Oil Company and Standard Oil in 1907

Yazoo & Mississippi Valley Railroad

The 1944 Yazoo River Railroad Swing Bridge
The 1944 Yazoo River Railroad Swing Bridge, built by the Bates & Rogers Construction Co.

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