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1st test track in Hoboken, NJ was developed
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Baltimore and Ohio railroad was the first railroad chartered in the United States
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The South Carolina Canal and Railroad Company was formed
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The first "Union Station" of the world was created in Indianapolis, IN
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The completion of Transcontinental Railroad
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Congress creates the Interstate Commerce Commision to regulate railroads
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The American Locomotive company was formed
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Congress created Amtrack
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President Woodrow Wilson orders nationalization of the railroads