How did the railroad effect Texas

The railroad effected texas because it was a new way of transportation of goods and people. Mail could be sent faster. Goods could be sent faster. It improved Texas in many ways.

Without the railroads, the economy of the West would have had a very hard time expanding. The economy of the West was based largely on mining and agriculture. Both of these industries needed a way to get their products back to the East, where the vast majority of Americans lived.