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After the completion of the railroad, a major industry in the West was
ranching.
banking.
milling.
fishing.

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Ranching.

The transcontinental railroads let cattle be shipped quickly to eastern markets, which spurred a boom in the cattle/ranching industry (long cattle drives, open-range ranches, and expanded beef trade).