Commuter rail

The Railroad Crossing in Corinth, MS has been immensely significant historically, and helped Corinth grow as a whole over a long period of time. The Crossroads were the intersection in Corinth of a main North/South line and a vital East/West line (the spine of the confederacy). There were many ways the Crossroads reflected this significance through history but were most obviously significant while the Civil War was going on. It was very helpful during the Civil War. The Confederacy used the…

urbanization and western expansion. Railroads also made rapid urbanization possible in the eastern states by making iron and steel more accessible for the building of skyscrapers, giving an expanding workforce somewhere to live. Transportation by rail made suburban living possible for those who did not prefer city living, creating a secondary expansion of existing…

The period of 1865 – 1900 was a time that filled most American agricultural workers and farmers with frustration, despair, and panic. Throughout this stage of American history, factors such as new technologies, government policies, and economic conditions began to take shape within American agriculture, all of which changing common cultivation towards a substantially sharp decline in prosperity. The period was categorized as an era of Republican, laissez-faire governments that all chose to favor…

The man who started the industrial revolution was Richard Trevithick. He was born April 13, 1771, in Cornwall, England. He was one of England’s top mechanical engineers and is most commonly known for his invention of the steam locomotive in Wales in 1803. Although Richard’s new invention managed to pull over 10 tons of iron, it was extremely unreliable. Mr. Trevithick most likely didn’t realize the profound affect his new invention would have on the United States. (8)(9) A new idea in a new…

During the 19th century, Europe was riding a wave of innovations. Everything was beginning to become automated; communication, production, and most importantly travel. The development of railway systems allowed for everyday people to travel at rates that were previously unthinkable. What would have been a six month journey across countries could now be completed in a matter of weeks. While the volume of travelers increased, so did Europe’s interests in other countries. Documenting the rest of…

During the 1840’s a man named Asa Whitney had a vision to connect the East and West Coast together with a railroad (Carvantes 4). He saw the great potential of a railroad stretching across America seeing how it could allow people and resources to travel across the country in a safe and reliable form of transportation. His vision would come to be realized with the creation of the Transcontinental Railroad. Construction of the railroad first began in 1863 and was a very long and expensive process…

In Tokyo, many people commute to work through public transportation whether it is on the subway or on the bus. In 2013, about 23 billion people were recorded using the railway compared to 6 billion on motor vehicles. This is a major difference that shows how many people in Japan use public railways as transport. It shows how the public transportation is working well because people are willing to use it. However, many people may not drive in Japan, but that should not mean that it is a bad choice…

Parks are our saving grace for spending time with our families as it draws us out from the technological atmosphere to a more humane atmosphere that creates meaningful memories of the time spent at the park with our families. McCormick-Stillman Railroad Park is the perfect place to find new memories for families. McCormick-Stillman Railroad Park was founded by the McCormicks in 1975 under the premise that it would be used for as a place for all to enjoy (History | McCormick-Stillman Railroad…

first transcontinental railroad, its expansion was a priority. For that reason, a the beginning of 1870s the railroad construction had a considerable increase. The First transcontinental railroad, or how was known originally the Pacific Railroad, was a rail network that connect the Lowa with the Pacific coast at San Francisco Bay. After the huge cost of lives, long hours of labor exploitation, and extortion and looting of land for creation of the railroad, the expected result was obtained. The…

Trains are one of the oldest and essential source of transportation. One big machine produces massive power to pull the mass 8 or 10 times of its mass on steel tracks and transports it to thousands of mile between the cities. Steam engines power the trains in its initial stages. Now, Diesel Engines and Electric power trains are used. There are four forces acts on a train. One of them is its weight which balanced by the typical reaction of the tracks. The third one is the thrust force produced by…