The development of the economy of the United States of America in the XIX-XX centuries under the influence of railway construction

The subject of the research in the article focuses on the development of the American economy in the XIX-XX centuries. The author describes the formation of a unified railway system in the United States of America, demonstrates its impact on the development of the country's economy, as well as reflects the basic features of the influence of railway construction on the industrial development of the USA. The chronological framework of the research is the period from the second quarter of the XIX century to the second half of XX century.