STATISTICS REGARDING THE RAILROADS OF THE UNITED STATES. ... July 23, 1880. Credit... The New York Times Archives. See the article in its original context from July 23, 1880, Page 2 Buy Reprints.

All maps credit Charles O. Paullin, Atlas of the Historical Geography of the United States(1932), via By 1930, three days brought us 2,500 miles. In 1800, three days would have taken us just 250 ...