Industry & Railroads: Making steel, railroads expand, ect.
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- Railroad track mileage tripled between 1860 and 1880, and then doubled again by 1920
- Increased mechanization of industry is a major mark of the Gilded Age's search
for cheaper ways to create more product - Machine shops grew rapidly, and they comprised highly skilled workers and
engineers - The United States became a world leader in applied technology