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consolidation

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the practice of combining separate companies

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George Westinghouse

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created air brakes that improved the system for stopping, making them safer

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rebates

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Discounts to their biggest customers

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Telegraph

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Samuel Morse developed the telegraph. He got help from congress to build the first telegraph line from Baltimore to Washington. It linked the United States and europe .

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