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| | 1942 Quiz Book on Railroads and Railroading (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02) |
 | | The first road of rails in the United States is said to have been a short inclined track used as early as 1795 to convey brick and other clay produce from kilns on Beacon Hill, Boston, to a street below. |
 | | From 23 miles of completed railroad in 1830, the railway mileage of the United States increased to 2,818 miles in 1840; 9,021 miles in 1850; 30,626 miles in 1860; 52,922 miles in 1870; 93,296 miles in 1880; 163,597 miles in 1890; 193,346 miles in 1900; 240,439 miles in 1910; and 252,845 miles in 1920. |
 | | Mileage of all track increased from 115,647 miles in 1880 to 199,875 miles in 1890; to 258,784 miles in 1900; to 351,767 miles in 1910; to 406,579 miles in 1920, to 429,883 miles in 1930, and declined to 405,975 miles at the beginning of 1941. |
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