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Timeline of Railroads

By Preston Sandal

  • Invention

    Invention
    Inventor and explorer Richard Trevithick invented the first railway called Solani Aqueduct Railway.

  • Passenger Train

    Passenger Train
    The first passenger train was made.

  • Tank car

    Tank car
    The first tank car was invented to transport resources.
  • Period: to

    President's Way

    Presidents chose to ride in trains than other land vehicles, because it was fast and safe.

  • Technology Uses

    Technology Uses
    Railroads started to use technology and were some of the biggest uses of technology.
  • Period: to

    Bankruptcy

    Railroads Went Bankrupt

  • Interest

    Interest
    Conrail purchased $1.9 billion dollars’ worth of shares in railroads.

  • Growth

    Growth
    Intermodal grows to 14.6 million trailers and containers.

  • Different Ways of Fuel

    Different Ways of Fuel
    Ethanol grows to 1.2% of total US trains.

  • Investments

    Investments
    Railroads make huge investments of about $30.3 billion.

  • Down Fall of Coal

    Down Fall of Coal
    Coal declines down to 23% in the US.

  • Present Day

    Present Day
    In present day, they're mostly passenger trains in use.