The adoption of a standard gauge system for all railroads __________.

a. allowed trains to travel on all tracks, thus integrating the entire system
b. kept all trains running on the same time schedule
c. allowed tracks to be built on both government and private lands
d. kept the trains from derailing so often and so disastrously


a. allowed trains to travel on all tracks, thus integrating the entire system

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