How did railroads help expand western industries (farming, ranching, mining)?

Railroad companies provided better transportation for people and goods. They also sold land to settlers, which encouraged people to move West. New railroads helped businesses. West- ern timber companies, miners, ranchers, and farmers shipped wood, metals, meat, and grain east by railroad.

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