Railroads+(1-5)

While the time between 1825 and 1830 was very important in movements which set the groundwork for preparation for railway construction, it can seldom be said that any railway intended for the miscellaneous traffic was finished and in successful operation in the United States before 1830. The year from which the the growth of the American railroad system is approximately dated. At around that time, or possibly a few years later, unfeigned or imaginary difficulties were sufficiently overcome to provide railway projects of of one kind or another a topic of serious consideration.