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When were railroads invented?
The first railroads were in mines as plateways and then railways in the 1700's. The first railways used stationary engines, people, and horses for power. The steam-engine was adapted for use on iron rails early in the 19th century, and the first steam-powered passenger railway was opened in 1825.
What new uses for steel were developed at this time?
Some uses for steel when it was first developed was the use of it for railroads. Also, it was used for buildings, structures, and bridges.
What are some of the consequences of expansion?
bending of railways
What did the nativists do when the railroads were finished?
When the railroads were completed, some nativists threatened railroad owners with harm if they hired Chinese people. This resulted in some of the railroads in the west hiring more workers out of Mexico.
How did ranchers get their cattle to market in the north and east?
Before the arrival of the railways, cattle were driven to market, known as a cattle drive. When the railways arrived, the cattle were driven to the nearest railhead.
What is the synonym of high railroads?
Mountain railways.
What does the word 'siderodromophobia' mean?
Fear of railways (railroads) or railway travel.
What slowed the building of canals in the 1830s and1840s?
The coming of the railroads
How were railroads paid for?
The construction of the railways required vast sums and the money was raised on the stockmarkets.
What has the author B Roberts written?
B. Roberts has written: 'Railways and mineral tramways of Rossendale' -- subject(s): Local and light Railroads, Railroads
What has the author F G Cockman written?
F. G. Cockman has written: 'Discovering Lost Railways' 'The railways of Hertfordshire, with a full account of those which were proposed but not built' -- subject(s): History, Railroads 'The railway age in Bedfordshire' -- subject(s): History, Railroads 'British Railways' Steam Locomotives (History in Camera)'
Advantages that the North could possess were the railroads and railways?
that's not really a question so…… yes?
What has the author Louis Engelmann Fischer written?
Louis Engelmann Fischer has written: 'Economics of interurban railways' -- subject(s): Street-railroads, Electric railroads
Best way to move goods in the 1800's?
canals, then when they became widespread railways (railroads in US)
What state had the fewest railroads by 1860?
By that time, the Southern states, being less industrial, had less railroads. Which on specifically I don't know, but the general area had fewer railways.
What has the author M C Duffy written?
M. C. Duffy has written: 'Electric railways 1880-1990' -- subject(s): Electric railroads, Electrification, History, Railroads
What has the author John Wilson Million written?
John Wilson Million has written: 'State aid to railways in Missouri' -- subject(s): Railroads and state, History, Railroads, Finance
