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What was a result of creating rail standardization?
Railways were able to transport meat without spoilage.
Trains provided cars with pull-down beds for overnight travel.
Trains from different rail lines could use each other’s tracks.
Rail companies began to create their own styles of rails and tracks.

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Trains from different rail lines could use each other’s tracks.

Standardizing track gauge and equipment allowed interoperability between rail companies, enabling through-routing of cars and more efficient national rail service.