According to a research report on the number in tons of exports and imports in 2014 there was a plethora of exports being made possible because of the transcontinental railroad. Leading exports were coal with 100 million tons in exports, farm and food with 64 million tons, and Intermodal with 64 million tons as well. It’s the same story with imports with Intermodal, Forest products, and Chemicals and petroleum being shipped in by millions of tons at a time.(Document F) If we didn’t have the funds coming in from these exports and imports I can surely say that our economy would be quite
According to a research report on the number in tons of exports and imports in 2014 there was a plethora of exports being made possible because of the transcontinental railroad. Leading exports were coal with 100 million tons in exports, farm and food with 64 million tons, and Intermodal with 64 million tons as well. It’s the same story with imports with Intermodal, Forest products, and Chemicals and petroleum being shipped in by millions of tons at a time.(Document F) If we didn’t have the funds coming in from these exports and imports I can surely say that our economy would be quite