Railroad leaders consolidated their lines in the 1880s primarily to reduce competition and increase efficiency. This consolidation allowed them to streamline operations, reduce redundancy, and create more effective transportation networks.
Why did railroad leaders consolidate their lines in the 1880s? (1 point) Responses to reduce competition and increase efficiency to reduce competition and increase efficiency to keep from becoming “too big too quickly” to keep from becoming “too big too quickly” to ensure vertical integration to ensure vertical integration to increase rapid construction of railroad lines to increase rapid construction of railroad lines
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