Invented: before 1830
Nick named the "iron horse."
Fact: In America, the train helped the North to win the Civil War by transporting supplies.
The train has been a powerful influence in war, the Great Depression and business. During the Great Depression, many men and teenage boys hopped on the train to go searching for jobs to provide for their families. Traveling by train was very common in the 1930's.
With this transportation, goods and people can be transferred faster and farther.
"America's first steam-powered railroad—the Baltimore & Ohio—opened in 1830, and within decades hundreds of thousands of railway miles crisscrossed the nation. Today, 182 years later, the descendants of those first railroads—including CSX Transportation—continue to play a key role in our lives, moving millions of carloads of freight each year" wrote the History Channel.
Info from:
http://www.history.com/news/history-lists/8-things-you-may-not-know-about-trains
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