Dearborn, michigan. Were standing in the midst of railroad exhibit. Just as automobiles and airplanes were key technologies of 20th century, railroad was the key trmgs for 19th century. The steam engineer was thought of as equivalent to astronaut today. Its important we have a modest but important collection of railroad vehicles. What we have here are Railroad Locomotives that tell the story of railroaded in the 1830s up to the early days of electric locomotives in the 1920s. Behind me is our earliest example. This is a replica of 1831 locomotive cars used oppose hudson railroad. The replica built in 1982. It in and of itself is historic now. This gives us an idea of Steam Locomotives and trains looked like when railroads first come out of the scene in the 1830s. Mohawk located in new york state and became part of the railroad known as u. S. Central, one of the largest railroads in the United States. Railroads in the 1830s were very small, very local affairs. They might run perhaps 15,
We are here at the Henry Ford Museum of innovation. Were in the railroad exhibit. As automobiles sp airplanes were the key Transportation Technology of the 20th century. The rail yoed was the Major Technology of the 19th century. Its not an exaggeration it was the equal of an astronaut. What we have here are railroad locomotives that tell the story of railroad in the United States from the earliest day ins the 1830s. To the 1920s. Behind me is our earliest example. A replica of the 1831 locomotive and car on the moe hawk and hudson railroad. Built in 1892. This gives us an idea of what Steam Locomotives and trains look like in the 1820s and 1830s. The moe hawk and hudson located nd new york state and became a part of a railroad known as the new york central. One of the largest in the United States. Railroads in the 1830s were small and local affairs. They might run 15, 20 miles between a couple cities. Some had grander ambition of connecting the ocean with the great lakes or with the m
We are at the Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation in dearborn, michigan. These were the key technologies of the 20th century. The railroad was the Key Technology of the 19th century. Says not an exaggeration to a steam engineer was thought of as an astronaut is today. It is fitting we should have a collection of railroad vehicles. We have locomotives that tell the story of railroading in the United States from the early days of the 1830s through the electric locomotives in the 1920s. Behind me is our earliest example. This is a replica of an 1831 locomotive. Replica was built in 1892. It is historic now. This gives us an idea of what Steam Locomotives and trains were looked like in the late 1820s and early 1830s. The mohawk hudson was located in new york state and would become large of one of the part of one of the largest railroads in the United States. Railroads were small and local. They might run 15 or 20 miles between local cities. Some had ambitions of connecting rivers and
Dearborn, michigan. We are sending in the midst of our railroad exhibit. The railroad was a Major Technology of the 19th century, its not an exaggeration that the Steam Locomotives engine is equal to an Airline Pilot today. We have railroad locomotives that tell the story of transportation in the United States but to the early days of the elective locomotive in the 1920s. This is a replica of an 1831 locomotive uses any mohawk and hudson railway. It is historic now. This is an idea of locomotives and trains would have looked like in the late 1820s. It was located in new york state and became part of a railroad that would be known as the new yorks central, one of the largest. Railroads were very small and local, it might bring run 15 or 20 miles within local cities. Some of them had grander ambitions. We got to that point but it took eventually, a few decades for these local systems to list and grow into each other to form a comprehensive National Network. ,people are was kind of shocke
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