Railroad Travel Rates, 1800-1930

This series of maps from the 1932 Atlas of the Historical Geography of the United States shows the progressive decrease in travel time by depicting the time required to travel from New York to various western locations in 1800, 1830, 1857, AND 1930.

RATES OF TRAVEL 1800

RATES OF TRAVEL 1830

RATES OF TRAVEL 1857

RATES OF TRAVEL 1930 (BY RAILROADS)

About this Document

  • Source: Atlas of the Historical Geography of the United States
  • Author: Charles O. Paullin and John K. Wright
  • Publisher: Carnegie Institute of Washington and the American Geographical Society of New York
  • Published: Washington, D.C.
  • Citation: page 138a, b, c, and d
  • Date: 1932