Apple QuickTime movie | 1996-06-28 | 2.0 MB | 400x280 | 5fps | 2 minutes, 36 seconds | [MooV/TVOD]
Transcription: The railroad played a major role in the growth of the nation. It unified a sprawling country and spurred the Industrial Revolution. Early railroads used horse-drawn carriages, but the real beginning of the railroad era began on Christmas Day, 1830, when the first steam locomotive inaugurated passenger service in Charleston. Within a decade, more than 2,800 miles of track were in operation, with five out of six New England states laying rails. In 1850, more than 9,000 miles of track had been laid as transportation links developed in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states and connected the growin ...
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