A causeway linking the island with the mainland was finished in 1860, which paved the way for railroad expansion.

Citizens repeatedly approved railroad expansion and bond issues in the postwar era.

China's railroad expansion into Tibet may have similar consequences.

At the peak of railroad expansion in 1885, Tryon was incorporated.

Seeing the end of railroad expansion, the Wattis brothers looked for ways to diversify their construction risks.

Due to railroad expansion and a growing community of residents, Largo became an incorporated town in 1905.

Eventually, the railroad expansion following the American Civil War ended the steamboat era.

Natural resources, such as coal and natural gas, along with railroad expansion also contributed to growth.

The houses opposite them were demolished in a railroad expansion, but the remaining homes have been altered very little.

Another outcome of railroad expansion was the dramatic increase in the population and wealth of urban Missouri.