In the 20^th century, managers of railroads let airlines, barges, pipelines, and trucks take business away from them because their strategies were developed only for the railroad business, rather than a broader definition of the __________ business. A)transportation B)transcontinental shipping C)passenger travel D)product delivery E)bulk cargo

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The sentence implies that the railroad managers only focused on the railroad business, and did not consider other modes of transportation as part of their industry. Therefore, the best choice is A, which encompasses all forms of transportation. The other choices, such as transcontinental shipping and bulk cargo, are too specific and do not fully capture the variety of transportation options that railroads compete with.

In the 20th Century, Managers of Railroads Let Airlines, Barges

In the 20^th Century, Managers of Railroads Let Airlines, Barges