Richard Trevithick's Trains And Their Impact On The World

Gordon 1 Trent Gordon Mrs. Baker Adv American Lit 3 May 2024 Trains Trains have been prevalent for ages. These rolling engines have impacted the world in the most crucial and beneficial ways. Everything in one's surroundings was most likely transported by large freights being pulled behind the strong locomotives. Even today, after two-hundred years of their inception, trains remain a form of transportation that millions of people rely on each day. The first train was invented in Britain by the distinguished inventor, Richard Trevithick. Richard was born in Tregajorran, New England and was the youngest of his 5 siblings. His school teachers usually described him as disobedient and obstinate, but there was an exception of him being very arithmetic

Before trains, many people would have to travel the country by foot or on a carriage, which produced many problems. Trains revolutionized this problem. Trains came with strong engines that produced lots of power and rolled on steel train tracks and could cross the entire US in only eight days. On wagons it would take around half a year with the exception that there were no issues. Trains have also allowed goods to be transported across countries in the simplest and cleanest way possible. NCCR.com informs, "One rail car can hold up to 220,000 pounds of cargo"(NCCR Part). 1). The adage of the adage. Tracks have been placed all over the world allowing trains to carry materials, goods, and vehicles to global companies and other areas. Trains are still hugely important for transporting goods across the county. Freight trains haul everything from cars to coal to consumer products. Passenger railways are making a huge comeback, engineering even faster trains to connect America's important cities. Without the invention of trains, the world would have no way to transport cargo internationally. Supplies would be low all around the world and we would have to rely heavily on trucks to transport goods, which would lead to more traffic around the US and higher carbon emissions, making the world less clean. Trains were the first vehicles that could carry large numbers of passengers or