The trouble with the railroads: Group of answer choices They had a monopoly on the shipment of farm products from the west to markets in the east. They were over-charging farmers who needed to send their goods to the market and had no other transportation options. They forced farmers into even more debt while making tremendous profits. All of the above are TRUE. There were no problems with the railroad companies.
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