The economic recession began in the East and steadily moved west, severely crippling the railroads, the main system of transportation.
You found them in the end-of-track towns, places that were born and died within weeks or months as the railroad moved on.
Under his firm hand, the railroad has been moving away from a rigid hierarchy that focused mainly on running the trains.
They have the railroads to move them quickly here and there.
When the railroad moved out, the town was stripped of its final purpose for existence.
By 1910, seventeen railroads moved passengers and freight to and from Houston.
The railroad moved trains out of low lying areas, such as the Hudson Yards, to higher ground.
In 1873 the railroad moved its local headquarters and shops to Marshall.
In 1891, the railroad moved its headquarters to Bakersfield, decimating the community.
The railroad moved many employees' homes to Helper, leaving only the foundations.