The Beginning
Who created a locomotive and named it "Tom Thumb"?
Peter Cooper
Why were trains better than steamboats?
Trains travel over land while steamboats of travel over water
Around 20mph
Why were trains dangerous?
The engineers were trying to stay on time so they went fast
What did "Tom Thumb" race against?
A horse-drawn railcar
When were trains first created?
1850
What side of the US did railroads stretch across?
The East
Trains helped_______.
Who won the race?
When did trains first start to become popular?
1830
Railroads were the __________ people have ever experienced.
Fastest mode of transportation
Where where trains first created
Great Brittan
How many miles of railroad tracks were there by 1860?
30,000 miles
Who helped make the railroads?
Native Americans, Free Black People, and White People
Even though railroads were dangerous why did people like riding on them?
Because they it was adventurous and exiting.