late in the 19th century at St. Petersburg (classification yard, 1878), as well as hump yards at Rtishchevo (1893). In the late 19th and early 20th century many scientists and engineers in Russia worked to improve the technical facilities of the railroads. The first experiments in the use...
Upon completion of the railroad, many Chinese workers returned to California in search of employment. “The flood of goods and laborers who arrived in the West, combined with the boom and bust economy of the late-19th century, put pressure on the labor market," she says. "The presence of...
The rapid development of the railroad network in the late 19th and early 20th century was furthered by its great importance in military strategy. This has been the main reason for state aid to railroad building in many countries (such as free transfer of state lands to private railroad compani...
Railroad - Early American, Steam Engines, Expansion: As in England, the adoption of a railed pavement in North America was originally tied to gravity operation but later was adapted for the locomotive. In the United States the earliest railed pavements w
9, 1909, near Turner, N.Y.) was an American financier and railroad magnate, one of the leading builders and organizers in the era of great railroad expansion and development of the West during the late 19th century. Harriman became a broker’s clerk in New York at an early age and in...
In the annals of history, the evolution of gambling and the expansion of railroads are intertwined narratives that have shaped the landscape of entertainment and travel. From the late 19th century to the early 20th century, the emergence of railroad networks played a pivotal role in establishing ...
During the late 19th century railroad track could weigh less than 80 pounds (typically measured per yard) but as the decades passed and locomotives and cars grew larger the rails have had to follow. Today, the major rail arteries around the country employ track that weight at least 120 ...
The completion of the railway would change American life for better and worse. Learn about the history of the transcontinental railroad, the rationale behind crossing the continent by rail, and the effects of the transcontinental railroad in America during the late 19th century. ...
Despite its many mistakes, the Monon was doing relatively well by the late 19th century. One of its few setbacks occurred following the Breyfogle boondoggle (his erratic management eventually led to his ouster) where the Louisville, New Albany & Chicago entered receivership on August 24, 1896. ...
The origin of the U.S. industry largely is linked to the birth of the railroad industry in the later part of the 19th century. The expansion of transport rail services was so great that the demand for crossties, switch ties, railroad cross panels, bridge supports, communication poles, and...