What are the famous railroad towns?

Some of the towns grew to become important cities: Tacoma, Reno, Fresno, Cheyenne, Billings and Albuquerque are successful examples. But even such a short list requires some qualification, because there is no restrictive definition of a railroad town that would allow counting their numbers.



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