The Impact of the Washington State Railroads

“A railroad is like a lie, you have to keep building it to make it stand.” - Mark Twain Sustainability, the ability to create an enduring system, is a critical factor in the evaluation of an industry. The health of the transportation industry and specifically the railroad industry depends on the industry’s ability to sustain its business model in the face of resource challenges. A key driver of rail sustainability is the infrastructure, the rails, switches, yards and turnouts that the railroad

policies. Throughout history, George Washington and James Monroe generated many different foreign policies that helped flourish America across the world. During George Washington’s presidency, the country had a hard time trying to gain economic power. The country was going through a tough time trying to gain money, because the idea of trading was just not working out. Under James Monroe’s presidency, he created the Monroe Doctrine, which allowed the United States to warn the Western Hemisphere that

The TransContinental Railroad “If any act symbolized the taming of the Northwest frontier, it was the driving of the final spike to complete the nation’s first transcontinental railroad.”1 The first railroad west of the Mississippi River was opened on December 23, 1852. Five miles long, the track ran from St. Louis to Cheltanham, Missouri. Twenty-five years prior, there were no railroads in the United States; twenty-five years later, railroads joined the east and west coasts from New

Transcontinental Railroad was a great engineering achievement that brought a more efficient means of transportation from the Eastern United States to the Western United States. There were many challenges for the development of a project that everyone agreed was necessary for the development of the country. These challenges included a nation that was divided by the Civil War, as well as how such a project could be financed and planned for. The completion of the Transcontinental Railroad rapidly increased

the idea of freedom, the slaves who escaped found freedom using the Underground Railroad. In the time of slavery, the Underground Railroad was a secret system known to help slaves escape the cruel treatment of their owners. The Underground Railroad was neither a road nor underground; it was any number of houses, caves, hidden rooms, and empty barns, and it was anyplace a runaway slave could hide. The Underground Railroad also provided food and other necessities for those who were trying to escape

The Role of Washington County, Ohio in the Success of the Underground Railroad Gone, gone, --sold and gone To the rice-swamps dank and lone, From Virginia's hills and waters, -- Woe is me, my stolen daughters!" (Whittier in Hamilton, pg. 105) Families torn apart, humans sold on auction blocks, using humans for animal labor. These tragedies along with the words of the Quaker poet John Whiittier are just the beginning when trying to explain the motivation for abolitionists helping to

distance changing everything from how we saw communication. The rises of new technological networks were filling America during the mid 1800s to mid 1900 's. The idea of communicating throughout technology was already familiar to men in the United States. The world wanted to be able to communicate from a distance. Every country in the world that possesses the elements of civilization has experienced the benefits of the

Montana became part of the union in 1864. It was the 41st state of the United States. In this paper, chronological events that impacted Montana in becoming a state will be discussed. Some of the key dates to be aware of are 1864 and 1889, as well as, how the railroad impacted Montana becoming a state. Finally, an important event that occurred in 1972 that effects the state even today will be discussed. In the early 1800s, the western United States was divided into seven different territories: (1) Louisiana

Signs, Symbols and Signals of the Underground Railroad A journey of hundreds of miles lies before you, through swamp, forest and mountain pass. Your supplies are meager, only what can be comfortably carried so as not to slow your progress to the Promised Land – Canada. The stars and coded messages for guidance, you set out through the night, the path illuminated by the intermittent flash of lightning. Without a map and no real knowledge of the surrounding area, your mind races before you

Railroads are not nearly as popular in the United States as they are in European countries. Prior to the American Civil War, railroads were a fairly new, and untried, invention. Compared to carriages and the other modes of transportation at the time, the railroad was far superior. Due to this superiority, they were used to transport soldiers, food, and supplies. A systemic railroad began to spread all across the nation, and both sides of the war used them to their advantage. The railroad construction