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First Railroad Completion
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad was the first railroad to break through the Allegheny Mountains and reach the Ohio River. ... Rather than a uniform process of growth, railroads underwent spatially uneven and disjointed development over long periods of time. -
Who started railroad transportation
The railroad was first developed in Great Britain. A man named George Stephenson successfully applied the steam technology of the day and created the world's first successful locomotive. The first engines used in the United States were purchased from the Stephenson Works in England.
