History of Rail in America
Railway History in America
Signicicant Dates in American Rail History
• late 1700's
England and America
Steam engine developed from earlier industrial steam boilers
• 1970's
world-wide
Diesel and Electic replaces Steam as locomotive of commercial choice
For more information on the history of rail please visit the following websites:-
Wikipedia - History of Rail Transport
NOTE: All links are to English versions of the websites. Most are in local languages. If links are broken (as websites often change their templates) simply go to the home page listed and search for the country of interest.
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