What problems did employees of the railroad
companies face?

The problems that the employees of the railroad faced were that while they were laying tracks they were attacked by Native Americans. Also diseases disabled and killed many thousands of men a year

Explanation:

All employee conditions during the Industrial Revolution of the 19th century were very harsh, America's railroad industry became mostly a freight-hauling industry as opposed to a passenger-carrying industry due to America's size and various population densities. Freight hauling was far more dangerous to railroad workers because they often had to work in between moving cars in order to link freight cars together or unlink them. They also had to ride on the cars in order to manually use the brakes to stop the train. Since railroad employee wages were also high, employers had to economize by spending less on trains and equipment and by hiring fewer employees. Fewer employees resulted in not having enough hands to perform a dangerous task, resulting in "many derailments and collisions"

Explanation:

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