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Creation of Trains
In 1698 the first crude steam engine was built by Thomas Savery. He later worked on improving his engine. This design was improved on by James Watt, who built a more efficient engine. This design would become the dominant design for steam engines at the time and would play an important role in the Industrial Revolution. More advances were made by Richard Trevithick who built the first self-moving engine. Engines were then designed for trains, that improved the Industrial Revolution's Transports. -
Invention of canals
By building canals, you could connect cities by water and make inland transportation quicker and easier. The Erie Canal in 1825 connected two rivers in New York. Goods were able to be transported faster and the cost was low. Canals were significant because it linked farms to markets which led to the growth of Market Revolution and agriculture. The Erie Canal revolutionized transportation and set the path for states to begin building their own canals to promote industrialization. -
Transport of steamboats
At the beginning of the Industrial Revolution, the invention of the steam engine became widely popular. From 1787 to the 1830s, steamboats were improved.Countless people attempted to improve steamboats so that they could carry passengers. Robert Fulton purchased a steam engine, he was able to use the engine to power a 133-foot steamboat. By the 1830s, steamboats were the convention. They were used as methods of transportation in canals and waterways. They were used to promote trade. -
Transport on railroads
Of all the advancements of the Transportation Revolution, the construction of railroads was the most significant. The first railroads carried goods for short distances. Inventors wanted to be develop a railroad that could be used to carry goods or passengers long distance. In 1830, Robert Livingston Stevens designed a T-shaped rail. Shipping costs greatly decreased and industry expanded. This also contributed to the Market Revolution. After the success, many companies began building railroads. -
Revolution of River Traffic
Rivers were the easiest and fastest way to transport goods from the North to the South. The river's current carried all of the goods to where they needed to go. By the flatboat, it would be extremely difficult and slow. With the Transportation Revolution came keelboats that built around a rigid timber in the middle with sails; they were built to go upstream. This improved transportation by river because flatboats could quickly transport downstream, and keelboats could quickly transport upstream. -
Inventions of bicycles
The “penny-farthing” (a tall bicycle featuring wire wheels and solid rubber wheels) was a necessary development in the Industrial ages. The problem with the penny-farthing is that it was so high that it was difficult to mount and very hard to balance while riding and was made for uncomfortable commute. They have been extremely popular throughout the ages. Eventually, the safety concerns associated with the penny-farthing would bring around a new era of bicycles after the Industrial Revolution.
