Railroads important to country’s history

Hi Neighbor
Many of the railway passenger carriages of the 1830s, bore a striking resemblance to the stagecoaches of that period. The bottom looked like a stagecoach and on top was an open-air “promenade deck” equipped with seats and awning, the last word in passenger train luxury.
Many of the railway passenger carriages of the 1830s, bore a striking resemblance to the stagecoaches of that period. The bottom looked like a stagecoach and on top was an open-air “promenade deck” equipped with seats and awning, the last word in passenger train luxury.

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Railroads have been an important part of the early history of our country, long before they reached the midwest where we live. Railroad towns here in our immediate area helped with commerce and travel in a huge way, but when and where did our country’s earliest railroads begin?

I recently found some interesting railroad history in the eleventh edition of Association of American Railroad…