https://padlet.com/sanjana_valluri_781/6bu52jfgnto9 By:Sanjana en-us 2017-03-31 15:13:48 UTC 2026-04-21 09:55:54 UTC hello@padlet.com sanjana_valluri_781 https://padlet.com/sanjana_valluri_781/6bu52jfgnto9/wish/163997730 Before railroads were ever invented, Wagonways was the railroads back in the days. It only ran for short distances.]]> 2017-03-31 15:19:37 UTC https://padlet.com/sanjana_valluri_781/6bu52jfgnto9/wish/163997730 sanjana_valluri_781 https://padlet.com/sanjana_valluri_781/6bu52jfgnto9/wish/163999479 He developed the first steam engine in 1775. This was a work in progress. The first ones were too heavy and weak to power a train. ]]> 2017-03-31 15:25:15 UTC https://padlet.com/sanjana_valluri_781/6bu52jfgnto9/wish/163999479 sanjana_valluri_781 https://padlet.com/sanjana_valluri_781/6bu52jfgnto9/wish/164001042 In the 1820's the first railroads have began operating in Great Britain then in United States.]]> 2017-03-31 15:30:35 UTC https://padlet.com/sanjana_valluri_781/6bu52jfgnto9/wish/164001042 sanjana_valluri_781 https://padlet.com/sanjana_valluri_781/6bu52jfgnto9/wish/164004243 This was a huge period in time. Many inventions and businesses were booming. The population of cities doubled the original. Railroads were a part of their transportation.]]> 2017-03-31 15:40:32 UTC https://padlet.com/sanjana_valluri_781/6bu52jfgnto9/wish/164004243 sanjana_valluri_781 https://padlet.com/sanjana_valluri_781/6bu52jfgnto9/wish/164075985 Railroads were first used for freight. Freight means transporting bulk goods. The railroads were mainly transporting goods within small distances]]> 2017-03-31 23:16:57 UTC https://padlet.com/sanjana_valluri_781/6bu52jfgnto9/wish/164075985 sanjana_valluri_781 https://padlet.com/sanjana_valluri_781/6bu52jfgnto9/wish/164079946 Soon as railroads got tweaks and became more popular, junctions started to come into play. This made the railroad routes more expandable and quicker to get to places.]]> 2017-04-01 01:36:39 UTC https://padlet.com/sanjana_valluri_781/6bu52jfgnto9/wish/164079946 sanjana_valluri_781 https://padlet.com/sanjana_valluri_781/6bu52jfgnto9/wish/164080862 With the railroad pathways the city population increased. More people moved into places along the major routes. Including towns. ]]> 2017-04-01 02:08:24 UTC https://padlet.com/sanjana_valluri_781/6bu52jfgnto9/wish/164080862 sanjana_valluri_781 https://padlet.com/sanjana_valluri_781/6bu52jfgnto9/wish/164080894 Railroad commissioners were soon added to the railroad system. A railroad commissioner is someone whoe controls the traffic of the trains passing by and to keep trains from not bumping into each other.]]> 2017-04-01 02:10:16 UTC https://padlet.com/sanjana_valluri_781/6bu52jfgnto9/wish/164080894 sanjana_valluri_781 https://padlet.com/sanjana_valluri_781/6bu52jfgnto9/wish/164080985 A transcontinental railroad is a  railroad that goes across the United States and which finished in 1869.]]> 2017-04-01 02:14:32 UTC https://padlet.com/sanjana_valluri_781/6bu52jfgnto9/wish/164080985