The Age of Railroadsterms• Transcontinental Railroad• George M Pullman• Credit Mobilier• Munn v. Illinois• Interstate Commerce Act

Railroad Benefits• 1.

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Building of the Transcontinental Railroad• May 10, 1869~ 1st Transcontinentl RR completed;

Promontory, Utah• Union Pacific

• Hired??

• Central Pacific• Hired??

Problems faced by employees

Standard Time Zones• Why?• Each community had different times based on sun’s

position• Travel became confusing and scheduling was difficult

• 1869: C.F Dowd created 4 times zones• 1.• 2.• 3.• 4

• Time zone map

George Pullman• Designed RR sleeping car (1880)• Created company town n Illinois• What was the town like?

Credit Mobilier• Construction company credited by Union Pacific

owners/stockholders (1864)• Purpose:

Farmers upset with RR’s

Munn v. Illinois (1877)• Right of federal government to regulate private

industry to serve public interest• States regulation of RR’s for the benefit of farmers

Interstate Commerce Act (1887)• Gave federal government more power of the RR’s• ICC (Interstate Commerce Commission)• Supervise RR activities