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Trains over time

By kelton smith

  • first railroad built

    first railroad built
    The first railroad was built called the Middleton Railway in Leeds. It was built inLewiston, New York.

  • locomotive

    locomotive
    The first locomotive was invented

  • iron rail

    The first time the used iron rails and when rail ways became public

  • mail

    mail
    When they started to use the trains to carry mail around.

  • President Jackson

    The first time president Jackson rides the train.

  • more track

    More than 2800 miles of track are added.

  • refrigerated railcart

    refrigerated railcart
    The first known refrigerated railcart was made.

  • most railroads

    Chicago has the most railroads.
  • Period: to

    Civil War

    They used trains to transfer troops in the Civil War.