Nthe mid- to late 1800s, the us government granted land to railroad companies to expand their networks. what is another way that railroad companies used the land?

a they mined the land for coal and other natural resources.
b they sold some of the land to farmers and ranchers.
c they built factories along the rail lines.
d they created land preservations in order to protect the environment.

In the mid- to late 1800s, the US government granted land to railroad companies to expand their networks and another way that railroad companies use the land is : B. they sold some land to farmers and ranchers
They sold their land with a lot of perks so they could get a pretty high price for the land. The land is located near the railroad system which will make the distribution of the product will be a lot easier and will increase the overall profit of the farmers do to reduced distribution cost.

It turns into vapor and goes into the atmosphere