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1550
The Early 1550s
In the early 1550s, in Germany with the introduction of wagon ways. These primitive railed roads consisted of wooden rails. -
The Railroad Upgrade in 1770s
By the 1770s, the wooden rails had been replaced with iron ones. These wagons ways evolved into tramways that spread across Europe. -
Until the 1800s
That was until the 1800s, the railways were constructed of cast-iron. Unfortunately, cast-iron was prone to rust and it was brittle, often causing it to fail under stress. -
In the 1820
In 1820, John Brikinshaw invented a more durable material called wrought-iron. -
September of 1825
By September 1825, using Stephenson’s locomotives, the Stockton & Darlington Railroad company launched the first railroad to carry out both goods and passengers traveling on regular schedules. -
In the 1829
In 1829, there was an event being held by the Liverpool and Manchester Railway to choose the best design to power their new locomotives. The Rocket, is the most advanced locomotives of its day, it won handily and went on to set the standard. -
In the late 1860s
In the late 1860s, sparking the rapid expansion of railways not only across America, but around the world. Eventually, the Bessemer process was replaced by the use of open-hearth furnaces. -
By the 1930s
By the 1930s, the Pennsylvania Railroad had electrified its entire territory east of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. The following decades, the expansion if infrastructure for electric- powered trains slowed.
