Trains
The Diolkos, an Ancient Railway
In: Rail History
By: John Crandall
Running wooden cars pulled by animal or human power on a grooved granite road perhaps the ancient Greeks invented a railroad to carry ships overland. more...
In: Rail History
By: John Crandall
His air brakes and other railroad signal and safety inventions made rail transport faster, safer, and more efficient. more...
Railroads and the Market Economy
In: Rail History
By: John Crandall
Businesses having a large number of customers can dramatically increase profits with small changes to the price. This simple economic fact led to railroad regulation. more...
In: Trains
By: John Crandall
How we measure time became more and more important as transportation technology became faster and more sophisticated. more...
In: Rail History
By: John Crandall
Roundhouses were very important to steam railways. They were both maintainance facilities, and turnaround points. more...
Transcontinental RR and Suez Canal
In: Rail History
By: John Crandall
What do these two seemingly unrelated transportation pipelines have in common? more...
In: Rail History
By: John Crandall
The West Point Foundry, produced two early locomotives. more...
In: Rail History
By: John Crandall
Early Steam Transportation Mogul more...
In: Rail History
By: John Crandall
The John Bull is probably the most famous, and definitely the only one still operational, of the early steam locomotives. more...
In: Steam Trains
By: John Crandall
Although various steam motion devices had been known since the time of Hero of Alexandria. This new invention would replace horses with horsepower. more...
