History of Trains
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Updated: 11 Dec 2019
Brief History of Trains from 1 AD to 2010
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Created bySteve Zhong
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The First Recorded WagonwayThe First Stationary Steam EngineFirst Public RailwayFirst Steam Based LocomotiveFirst Place in North America with Working RailwayThe "Rocket" became the Fastest Train Ever BuiltAmericans build their first steam engineRailway Track SwitchFirst Railroad Bridge over the Mississippi RiverThe Birth of Modern SubwaysThe Transcontinental RailroadThe Air BrakeThe MaglevJapan's Odakyū 3000 reaches world record speedsThe Bullet TrainFrance begun building the TGVBritish Rail's HST broke world record for diesel powered trainFrench TGV broke speed record for electric trainsSpain begun using their first high-speed trainsShanghai Metro becomes world's largest urban transit systemPeriods
Ancient Greeks uses techniques like railroadsHand Propelled Cars Start AppearingFirst Working Non-Condensing High Pressure Stationary Steam EngineU.S. Transition from Steam to Diesel-Electric
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