The Golden Age of Transportation

The Golden Age of Transportation, roughly from the late 19th to early 20th centuries, was a period of rapid innovation that greatly expanded how people and goods moved. Innovations like railroads, steamships, and automobiles made travel faster, cheaper, and more reliable. This era connected distant cities and countries, boosting trade, migration, and communication. It laid the groundwork for today's interconnected world by transforming transportation from local and slow to global and efficient. The changes during this time had a lasting impact on economic growth and societal development, shaping modern infrastructure and transportation networks.