In 2014, railroads moved an estimated total of 1.8 billion tons of goods. According to the Association of American Railroads in their Class 1, Railroad Statistics report published on May 26th, 2015. You may ask why is this important to you. How do you think your iPhone got to your neighborhood cell phone store. How do you think we are able to get fresh fruit all year long? Trains transport food and goods to local distribution centers throughout the US. Trains have greatly affected cultures, economies, and wars; and will continue to do so into the future.
To prove that we must take a journey through time back to the early 1800s.
The first steam locomotive was built in 1804 by Richard Trevithick in Britain. Since then trains have drastically changed the world we live in. The first big event in the timeline of how trains affected the world is that they were a part of and helped make the industrial revolution what it was. For the first time, you could move relatively large amounts of goods without human or animal power. Flash forward 60 years and railroads were a huge part in helping win the civil war for the union. The union had a vast expanse of rail lines …show more content…
Although cars and airplanes dominate today's current human transportation industry train still transport X amount of passengers a year. They are also a great way to travel and see the country. Trains are also more a more efficient and green way to transport large amounts of people a far distance. Transit and commuter rail continue to be a big part of commuting in major cities. An example of this is in San Francisco there were last year BART had 117 million exits according the BART Ridership Reports page on Bart.gov, which I accessed on October 13th, 2015. A great cheap way to get around Sacramento is region transit or RT. You can get to downtown Sacramento for a $2.50 or a $1.25 if you are a
To prove that we must take a journey through time back to the early 1800s.
The first steam locomotive was built in 1804 by Richard Trevithick in Britain. Since then trains have drastically changed the world we live in. The first big event in the timeline of how trains affected the world is that they were a part of and helped make the industrial revolution what it was. For the first time, you could move relatively large amounts of goods without human or animal power. Flash forward 60 years and railroads were a huge part in helping win the civil war for the union. The union had a vast expanse of rail lines …show more content…
Although cars and airplanes dominate today's current human transportation industry train still transport X amount of passengers a year. They are also a great way to travel and see the country. Trains are also more a more efficient and green way to transport large amounts of people a far distance. Transit and commuter rail continue to be a big part of commuting in major cities. An example of this is in San Francisco there were last year BART had 117 million exits according the BART Ridership Reports page on Bart.gov, which I accessed on October 13th, 2015. A great cheap way to get around Sacramento is region transit or RT. You can get to downtown Sacramento for a $2.50 or a $1.25 if you are a