Expanding railroads began to challenge the steamships for carrying freight and passengers. It powered boilers, railroad steam locomotives, and steamships. Coal was needed for steamships and railroads. Railroads, the telegraph, steamships and iron-clad ships, and mass-produced weapons were employed extensively. Railroads, the telegraph, steamships, and mass-produced weapons were employed extensively. New methods of transportation developed as steamships came into regular service and railroads were built. It also operated resorts and coastal steamships and ferries. These included telephones, sewing machines, steamships, railroad locomotives, and automobiles. Taiping leadership advocated the adoption of railways and steamships among other Western developments. Shipbuilding began to decline after the introduction of steamships. Each of these "Empress" steamships sailed regularly in the period from 1891 through 1912. During the 19th century, scheduled steamships and trains required time standardization in the industrialized world. Louisville was a major port for steamships in the nineteenth century. Most steamships today are powered by steam turbines. Marie where the CPR connected with the American railway system and its own steamships.