POLI 100K, Railroads and American Politics: Topic 5, The Evolution of Railroad Technology

Topic 1, Why Are Railroads Important?
Topic 2, American Politics, Economics, and Business Prior to the Railroads: 1800 - 1830
Topic 3, Railroads as Big Business
Topic 4, Andrew Carnegie and the Standard Railway of the World
Topic 5, The Evolution of Railroad Technology
Topic 6, The Nature of Railroad Competition
Topic 7, Railroads and the Development of Agriculture
Topic 8, Railroads and Industrialization
Topic 9, Railroads and the Rise of the New York Stock Exchange
Topic 10, Railroads and Government Regulation: 1887 - 1920