Asked by doodle bob

Why did railroad expansion increase the populations of major urban centers during the Gilded Age?
New networks in the rural West allowed more farming.
Traveling to different cities and factories became easier.
Traveling between the North and the South became easier.
New networks linked Canadian and US cities.

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"Traveling to different cities and factories became easier."

Explanation: Railroads reduced travel time and cost, linked markets and manufacturers, and made it practical to concentrate industry and services in cities. That created factory jobs and supported commerce and immigration, driving growth of major urban centers.