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1550
very first railroad
the first railroad was not steam engine it was a horse and buggy with more cars and it sat on wooden rails -
first steam engine was built
George Stephenson created the world's first locomotive in 1814. -
first electric prototype locomotive was built
the first electric locomotive was built by a Scottish chemist by the name Robert Davis. -
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the transcontinental railroad
the trans continental rail road is a rail road that begins at Omaha Nebraska and ends at Sacramento California it was thought of by Theodore Judah. -
The first electrice passenger train
the first electric passenger train made its first debut in berlin. -
First electric railway
the first electric railway opened near berlin Germany and traveled over 30 mph. -
the first high speed rail way opned
the first high speed railway opened in 1964 and ran from Tokyo Japan to Osaka Japan. -
hyper tube train makes successful test.
the hyper tube train made it first successful test and is capable of reaching speeds up to 700 mph.