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Chapter 14 transcontinental railroad The transcontinental railroad was first railroad that connected the East coast to West coast. This means more markets which means more business opportunities. Businesses can now send their products out west to get more customers. This railroad caused a lot of new acts to be made and new laws to be passed. After the Transcontinental railroad came the "Sleeping car" which was a train that people could sleep in while traveling across the country made by George Pullman.

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