Rail transport

The First Transcontinental Railroad was an extremely exciting topic to learn about and it was very interesting, which is why I chose it as my History Day topic. I chose to portray my project as an exhibit since I decided that it was only appropriate to show these series of events in a more visual, direct way. There were other ways I could have created my final project, such as a documentary, skit, or website; however, I decided that sketching a train and making physical 3D artifacts would be more

Route 66 became the symbol of freedom and opportunity. It began as a dirt trail that turned into the Main Street of America. The route had thousands of people traveling from Chicago, Illinois to Los Angeles, California. Even after it was decommissioned, Route 66 will forever be a historic highway in America. The history of Route 66 began during America’s growth westward. It was the time when the unexplored lands beyond the Mississippi were just being discovered. During the Gold Rush of 1849 pioneers

Transcontinental Railroad sounds like an amazing advancement, but was it really something special? In 1863, the railroad started to make its mark. Immigrants both Irish and Chinese chosen to do the work. The railroad was only thought to be positive and had excited most people. The only thing not brought up was how it would have a negative effect on others. The railroad had impacted the lives of many, even though it had ruined some lives it made others wonderful. Throughout the process of the railroad

important part of the world since then. Horses impacted the world by helping the pioneers transport and pull heavy belongings, helped with sending a message to the other side of the country, and also helped the Native Americans hunt better and faster. Horses impacted the world with their strong and fierce attitude and look, they really made the world a better place. Horses helped the early Native Americans transport and move their belongings that were very heavy."With horses, the Native Americans were

Constructing the first transcontinental railroad in the United States of America was arguably our country's crowning achievement for engineering ingenuity and determination in the 19th century. The railroad was a herculean of a task that required extensive proper prior planning, muscle, blood and tears that has rarely ever been seen before or to this day. In addition to the brains behind the operation and the labor force that drove this project to completion, the railroad companies (Central Pacific

ways and things to do to avoid being hit by the train. I learned that trains can not stop or swerve out-of-the-way because they have one path and they follow that path with no way to get off of it. From the article I learned what a light rail system is. “Light rail cars receive power from overhead electric lines”. There are many safety tips for using railroad crossings. Some of these tips are Don’t get trapped on a Railroad Crossing, Get out of your vehicle if it stalls, watch out for second trains

This 8.7 mile section of the Pine Creek Rail-Trail starts at Stokesdale Junction, a hub for local railroads in the late 1800’s. It follows the original rail bed along the Jersey Shore, Pine Creek, and Buffalo Railway, which traveled from Lyons, NY above Geneva, NY to Jersey Shore, Pa (168.55 miles). The ownership of this branch of the railroad changed hands several times over the next decades and eventually merged with the New York Central line in 1914, where it remained until Conrail took over

One of the first ways that changed New Rochelle was the transportation. Transportation started developing a long time ago, all the way back in the 1600s. Transportation first started with stagecoaches also known as horse-drawn carriages. At the border of Pelham and New Rochelle, there is a sign, famously created by Edward Penfield, showing this way of traveling. This was the only way to travel other than horseback itself. Once electricity started to become a huge aspect of life, the first big step

way to get goods to the market. This meant that the settlement revolved around where the different locations of the railroad depots would be built. Which in turn made the residents move their markets and ranches closer to a railroad so they could transport their goods. In turn the placement of the railroad depot forever

A general strike in Dakar, with the exception of railway workers, guaranteed wage increases, family allowances for government workers, the recognition of unions, the expansion of wage hierarchies, and bonuses for seniority. (Aurora Munoz) Several important changes drove the members of the Railway Workers Union to lead to a memorable strike. The railways had been transferred to a parastatal group, which means that it was now owned wholly by the government. This changed meant that the railroad workers