Chapter 3-Miner book "How the Iron Must Burn"

In this chapter I learned a lot about the railroad system. My father was a mechanic for the Katy RR for 35 years so I have always had trains around me. The rise of the rail has always been a great subject to teach. I use it alot when I discuss the rise of Kansas towns and how they were chosen to be a stop along the route. Also, we compare why Kansas City continued to grow as a RR town and how Abiline and Dodge City do not grow in a comparable manner. I am in the process of gathering some Primary Sources to go along with the early rail road information I have gathered in this chapter.