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Miles before the boom??
First track in America before the big boom was 13 miles long. As Charles Caroll laid the first stone to construct the railroad on July 4, 1828. This was showing people we should railroads might be useful. Considering Charles was a great man and a living signer of the Declaration Of Independence. -
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U.S Railroad Expansion
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Mississippi Connection!!
First railroad bridge over river Mississippi enabled expansion of trains to the west. This allowed us a faster way to travel across the largest river in the U.S in half the time!! -
A New Blasting Tool
Nitroglycerin. This was used to blow up mountains and it was way easier than to sit there and try to do it manualy. It killed many people that used it. -
Central Pacific
Established in 1861 a group of men called the Big Four” (Collis P. Huntington, Leland Stanford, Mark Hopkins, and Charles Crocker) decide they want to build the first railroad across the continent. -
Union Pacific
This is when the Union Pacific was established. They tried to compete with the Central Pacific Railroad company for the money. This U.S. railroad company was made under the Pacific Railroad Act of 1862 -
IT'S COMPLETE
The Transcontinental Railroad is finished. The meet at Promotary Point, Utah. -
AIR?? THAT BREAKS???
American inventor George Westinghouse patented his first automatic air brake, which soon became primary brake system in all future trains. This made a coductors job alot easier, which later encouraged many people to take up the job. Making the productions of the brakes and the jobs of being a conductor a common job. -
Time Zones??
The four time zones was introduced to the U.S. They were made to keep track of the trains!! -
Solution, LESS pollution
First electric tram system opened in Richmond, Virginia, United States. SInce the use of electricity many things like the train has been modified and improved. This electric style train became a more eco- friendly train. -
A Great Start
One of the most popular business know today is Sears. This company started to do catalogs where people can order items through mail. This mail was brought by trains, given trains a even bigger demand.
