HIS 2129 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Habitat Destruction, Screw Conveyor, Rifling
30 Oct 2016
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Chapter 5: railroads: an iron and steel web. Railways took over where canals left off due to the fact that they were more versatile. Greater range of climates and weather conditions. Development of new bridges (cantilever, truss, girder plates, suspended) Steam-driven trains benefited from new advances in metallurgy and steam engine power. There was a shift from transporting goods overland to transport over a canal, which dramatically reduced transportation costs. Depended on water flow and the horses or men pulling the boats. Boats did not benefit from steam technology. Transportation rates reduced dramatically since their speed made it possible to move even more loads between 2 points than a barge may make. Lots of enthusiasm in constructing railways, railway fever . Railroads may have been the first complex, large-scale technological systems. Tracks, rolling stock, stations, yards, signal devices, water/gas supplies) Railroads are made possible by corporate organizations and a team of conductors, mechanics, engineers etc.
