As a railfan, I applaud any such topic. I think we've dealt with this before? EDIT: now I see the early thread on this very page!
Something to keep in mind is that steam power requires a lot of maintenance-- locomotives incur significant downtime between runs. You will need a skilled staff of "rounders" (roundhouse/engeinhouse workers) at each end of the line.
Clean water, coal (wood), and a clear track are also important. Clean sand, if the line is hilly.
Bulk cargoes are rail's most efficient, so a coal mine is probably the first thing that would want to open a line, in T2k's setting, a track to a city's power station is probably the first thing to open.
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