Why Did Boom towns Relied on Trains?

Question

why did the boomtowns relieed on trains

Answer 1

Trains brough lots of people into towns that never existed before (the towns that the train rode through and stopped in), so people began settling in those towns because transportation to those towns now existed thanks to the railroads, and people and supplies could get to those towns more easily than to towns that were nowhere near the rail line.

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Answer 2

Cars were unreliable, and there were no really good roads. Waggons relied on horses, they were slow, required food, and couldn't carry very heavy loads.

Trains of course have a "road," the track, which can last for a remarkably long time in most conditions. Trains are fast, require coal, which never goes bad, and water, which is available all over. They can carry just about any weight.

To move the people, horses, lumber, booze, dry goods, food, mining equippment, weapons, and hardware needed to build and maintain a boom town, the railroad was the cheapest, fastest, most comfortable, and most reliable method of transportation.

Answer 3

Trains were the only transportation at that time that could haul anything -- people, cattle, goods, and even payrolls.

Because of this more people were settling in new areas and bring with them the need for more goods and supplies.

Answer 4

Just like any other settlement one has to have a way to import goods and export them whether that be by train, sea port, or through the airline and trucking industries as it is in modern culture.