Britain, railroads have captured the imagination of Americans. This new machine with
the luxury of riverboats, could cross immense distances and terrains that would exhaust
horses. Railroads made local travel possible and reliable enough for business as well as
Some common words found in the essay are: Horatio Allen, Promontory Utah, Impact Railroad, Union Pacific, railroad lines, moving west, transcontinental railroad, Approximate Word count = 272 Approximate Pages = 1 (250 words per page double spaced)