In 1550 what and where was the first "tracked" railway?
How long has the "tracked roadway" system been around? Who used it?
In what year did England start using wagonways?
Wagonways enabled a horse to deliver how much mined coal?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wagonways
What is the definition of railroad/railway?
Why is the railroad the best mode of land transportation?
What are the two types of rail service?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Railroad
What is light rail?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Light_rail
What is heavy rail?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heavy_rail
What is high-speed rail?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-speed_rail
With the inventions of the steam locomotive it put what out of a job?
The first successful railway to use a steam locomotive and carry fare-paying passengers was?
How long was the railway? List one other news worthy item about this railway.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stockton_and_Darlington_Railway
To prevent accidents what two safety measures came about?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Railway_signaling
Name three standards of a railroader's watch.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Railroad_chronometers
When was the first railroad in the United States and what was its name ?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Railroad
In 1833 there were 380 miles of track in the US. By 1860 how many miles of track were there?
By the time the Transcontinental Railroad is finished in 1870, how many miles of track is there?
http://www.railfanusa.com/info/line.html
Today there are how many kilometers of track in the US?
How many kilometers of track in:
- Germany-
- Japan
- United Kingdom
- China
- Brazil
- Australia
- Russia
http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/fields/2121.html
List three other interesting things you found out about railroads so far.