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History of Trains

By Cookie2000toast

  • Invention of Train

    Invention of Train
    1784 by James Watt

  • First Run

    First Run
    The first successful run was in 1804 by Richard Trevithick

  • Oystermouth

    Oystermouth
    The first railroad with passengers : Oystermouth in 1806

  • Passenger Train

    Passenger Train
    Julius Griffiths 1821 first passenger train

  • Public Train

    Public Train
    First public train in 1825

  • " The Rocket "

    " The Rocket "
    Robert Stephenson Advance steam railroad " The Rocket " in 1829

  • Panama Railway

    Panama Railway
    Panama railway in 1855 between the Pacific and Atlantic ocean

  • Pullman Sleeping Car

    Pullman Sleeping Car
    George Pullman in 1857 made the Pullman sleeping car

  • Underground Railway

    Underground Railway
    Metropolitian underground railway, London in 1863

  • Transcontinental Railway

    Transcontinental Railway
    Transcontinental railway in 1869, Utah

  • Electric engine

    Electric engine
    Werner Von Simens in 1879 made the train with electrical engine

  • Trans-Siberian Railway

    Trans-Siberian Railway
    Trans- siberian railway was made 1917 and could go up to 6000 miles

  • Tom Thumb

    Tom Thumb
    Peter Cooper made Tom thumb in 1930 which had the first American made steam engine

  • Electrified Railroad

    Electrified Railroad
    Pennsylvania railroad electrified in 1932

  • High Speed Rail

    High Speed Rail
    High speed rail in 1964 between Tokyo and Osaka, it goes 125 miles per hour

  • Eurostar

    Eurostar
    1994 Eurostar 320 miles per hour

  • Hyperloop Train

    Hyperloop Train
    Hyperloop train was made in 2017 which people still use now mostly in America