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Timeline of Railroads

By Preston Sandal
  • Invention

    Invention

    Inventor and explorer Richard Trevithick invented the first railway called Solani Aqueduct Railway.
  • Passenger Train

    Passenger Train

    The first passenger train was made.
  • Tank car

    Tank car

    The first tank car was invented to transport resources.
  • Period: to

    President's Way

    Presidents chose to ride in trains than other land vehicles, because it was fast and safe.
  • Technology Uses

    Technology Uses

    Railroads started to use technology and were some of the biggest uses of technology.
  • Period: to

    Bankruptcy

    Railroads Went Bankrupt
  • Interest

    Interest

    Conrail purchased $1.9 billion dollars’ worth of shares in railroads.
  • Growth

    Growth

    Intermodal grows to 14.6 million trailers and containers.
  • Different Ways of Fuel

    Different Ways of Fuel

    Ethanol grows to 1.2% of total US trains.
  • Investments

    Investments

    Railroads make huge investments of about $30.3 billion.
  • Down Fall of Coal

    Down Fall of Coal

    Coal declines down to 23% in the US.
  • Present Day

    Present Day

    In present day, they're mostly passenger trains in use.