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1st millennia BC – Ancient Greeks used rutway, prepared earth road that forced land cars to follow predetermined path, much like trains. Rutway on Isthmus of Corinth was used regular and frequently between 650 BC and 1st century AD but after that it remained forgotten.
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Huntingdon Beaumont created first recorded wagonway in England. A wagonway is like a train but pulled by horse and the wheels ride on to steel beams with an indent in the middle of it.
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The first railroad was developed by George Stephenson in Great Britain.
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1832 - Charles Fox patented railway track switch.
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First underground railway started working in London. Success of this track gave birth to the modern subways.
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American inventor George Westinghouse patented his first automatic air brake, which soon became primary brake system in all future trains.
