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The first railed vehicles were minecarts
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This is a map of the first railways in Europe.
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This train was un manned and it ran automatically.
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In Catholic nations it was common for priests to bless trains; like these priests in Calais, France.
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Britian was the first European nation to expand railroads to the new world
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The first Transcontinental railroad was completed in America.
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The first electric train was built near Berlin, Germany.
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The largest train station in the colonies was in Canada.
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First high-speed railroad was built in Tokyo Japan.
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Diesel trains were on every railroad in the world at this time.