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Railroads

By Bsweeter
  • First steam locomotive invented

    First steam locomotive invented

    Richard Trevithick debuted the first full-scale working steam locomotive.

  • First commercial passenger railway opens.

    The Middleton was the first successful railway to use steam engines.
  • First commercial rocket train

    First commercial rocket train

    Commercial rocket train was the fastest train of its time. Hitting 30 MPH
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    First underground railway

    The Metropolitan underground railway was the first. But was not very good because the steam locomotives would fug it up.

  • First automatic air brake was introduced.

    George Westinghouse invented the first automatic air brake to be used on trains.
  • First diesel- powered locomotives.

    First diesel- powered locomotives.

    The trains are still used today along with diesel-electric trains.
  • First diesel-electric powered locomotives.

    First diesel-electric powered locomotives.

    General Eclectic paired with the ALCO to create the first commercially successful diesel-electric train.
  • First bullet train.

    First bullet train.

    First bullet train made in Tokyo Japan.

  • Zero-Emissions trains

    These trains are starting to be used in 2025 as a more eco friendly train.