Two great groups of railroads; East to West, and North to South--Some of the giant roads--Canals--Development of the country's natural resources--Railroad projects--Locomotives imported--First locomotive of American manufacture--Opposition of canal-owners to railroads--Development of Pennsylvania's anthracite mines--The merging of small lines into systems. Alarm of canal-owners at the success of railroads--The making of the Baltimore & Ohio--The "Tom Thumb" engine--Difficulties in crossing the Appalachians--Extension to Pittsburgh--Troubles of the Erie Railroad--This road the first to use the telegraph--The prairies begin to be crossed by railways--Chicago's first railroad, the Galena & Chi…
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