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How did the Great Northern Railway affect the region’s environment?

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Sparks from train engines increased the number of forest fires. Fumes from locomotive cars made the surrounding soil infertile. ... Workers cleared forests in the area and left a barren landscape. Empty slopes resulted in an increase in avalanches in the wintertime.

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