Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. PREFACE v
3. CONTENTS vii
4. MAPS ix
5. I. FOCUSING THE PROBLEM 1
6. II. THE RAILROAD MAP, 1861 8
7. III. NEW ENGLAND AND CANADA, 1861 15
8. IV. THE MIDDLE ATLANTIC STATES, 1861 23
9. V. THE MIDWEST AND SOUTH, 1861 35
10. VI. THE TREND TOWARD INTEGRATION, 1861-1870 49
11. VII. SOLVING THE GAUGE DIFFERENTIALS, 1861-1880 58
12. VIII. THE FAST FREIGHT LINES, 1861-1890 67
13. IX. LAST STEPS IN INTEGRATION, 1880-1890 77
14. NOTES 85
15. APPENDIX. Key to Abbreviations of Railroad Lines Appearing on the Maps 101
16. INDEX 107
17. MAPS 114