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…showed last 75 words of 790 total…era and had helped modernize the railroad system. Dividends from the Union Pacific are still paying today. Harriman faced the criticism of himself as being arrogant, yet no doubts were cast on his effectiveness of his ability to improve the railroad system. I agree that Harriman was a Napoleon of our time. He changed the railways into major players of the industrial and commercial landscape. He revolutionized American transportation and helped link East with West.