Canadian Pacific Railway, 1885 This railroad helped to strengthen Canada against the powerful neighboring United States, by connecting its east and west provinces.
Locomotion No.1, 1825
NORTH AMERICA
Stockton–Darlington Railway, 1825 Montreal
Vancouver
Council Bluffs, Iowa
CP No. 60 Jupiter , 1868
First Transcontinental Railroad, 1869
Sacramento, California
Orient Express, 1883
This railway was finished when the Central Pacific Railroad from California met the Union Pacific Railroad from Iowa. Builders from each end had raced towards the middle in only 6 years.
This luxury passenger train ran between Europe and the East. Its first route ran between Paris and Istanbul.
Railroads in Africa, 1854–1900
In addition to allowing convenient travel, railroads helped develop many areas of work and daily life.
Farming Fresh produce could be carried great distances without spoiling, which helped farmers and improved diets. Industry and employment Railroads created jobs and boosted industry, as materials were needed to build tracks, and coal was needed to fuel the engines. Postal Services Mail cars were added to trains, and letters were delivered in days, not months. Trade Railroads transported goods faster than roads or canals. Global trade improved as goods traveled quickly to ports for export. Military Railroads transported soldiers and their equipment quickly during times of war, which made rail vital to military success.
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AFRICA
European colonial powers introduced railroads to Africa. Often, tracks ran in from the coast, but did not join up to SOUTH create a network.
How rail changed the world
Railroad time Time was slightly different in each town before the railroads. Standard railroad time (the same everywhere) was established so that trains could run without colliding.
The world’s first public steam railroad carried coal and passengers. The railroad’s first locomotive was the Locomotion, designed by British engineer George Stephenson.
Stockton/ Darlington Berlin London Paris
Lima
AMERICA
Callao, Lima, and Oroya Railroad, 1870–1908 Built to cross the Andes Mountains in Peru, linking Pacific ports with the interior of the country, this was the highest railroad in the world for the next 100 years.
“By building the Union Pacific, you will be the
remembered man of your generation.” US President Abraham Lincoln, to industrialist Oakes Ames, 1865
PERU’S CALLAO, LIMA, AND OROYA RAILROAD CROSSES THE ANDES
