Who invented railroad?

The railroad was first developed in Great Britain. A man named George Stephenson successfully applied the steam technology of the day and created the world's first successful locomotive. The first engines used in the United States were purchased from the Stephenson Works in England. read more

George Pullman invented the Pullman Sleeping Car in 1857, which was designed for overnight passenger travel, although sleeping cars were being used on American railroads since the 1830s. However, early sleepers were not that comfortable, and the Pullman Sleeper was a marked improvement on the standard. read more

Cuba, then a Spanish colony, built its first rail line in 1837. The history of rail transport in peninsular Spain begins in 1848 with the construction of a railway line between Barcelona and Mataró. In 1852, the first narrow gauge line was built. In 1863 a line reached the Portuguese border. read more