In the mid-19th century, getting from one side of America to the other meant an arduous journey by wagon, foot or sea which could take six months or longer.
Then America set out to build a railroad. It was a difficult task and not always a popular one. People argued over the route, land, the displacement of people, the treatment of laborers, and the cost. But once it was complete, a transcontinental trip took only a week.
Dr. Marla Stinson compares the current expansion of our digital rail lines to those physical ones…