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Railroads

By Liliana Rules
  • 1000 BCE

    Rutways

    Rutways
    1st millennia BC – Ancient Greeks used rutway, prepared earth road that forced land cars to follow predetermined path, much like trains. Rutway on Isthmus of Corinth was used regular and frequently between 650 BC and 1st century AD but after that it remained forgotten.

  • The Birth of Wagonway

    The Birth of Wagonway
    Huntingdon Beaumont created first recorded wagonway in England. A wagonway is like a train but pulled by horse and the wheels ride on to steel beams with an indent in the middle of it.

  • The Birth of the first railroad

    The Birth of the first railroad
    The first railroad was developed by George Stephenson in Great Britain.

  • The Railway Switch is Patented

    The Railway Switch is Patented
    1832 - Charles Fox patented railway track switch.

  • The First Underground Railway

    The First Underground Railway
    First underground railway started working in London. Success of this track gave birth to the modern subways.

  • George Westinghouse patented his first automatic air brake

    George Westinghouse patented his first automatic air brake
    American inventor George Westinghouse patented his first automatic air brake, which soon became primary brake system in all future trains.