The Context and Significance of America's First Railroad, on Boston's Beacon Hill

The context and significance of the US' first railroad, the Beacon Hill Railroad in Boston, are discussed. It is argued that, at least through the beginning of the 1840s, British railroad technology and operations created the forms of US railroads and of US innovation in railroading.

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Veröffentlicht in:	Technology and culture 1992-01, Vol.33 (1), p.66-100
1. Verfasser:	Gamst, Frederick C.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Automobiles Beacons Canals Communications transports civil engineering Context Cultural studies Granite History History of science and technology Inclined planes Locomotives Massachusetts Rail lines Railroad rails Railroad transportation Railroads Railway systems Railways Technology Transports U.S.A
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Zusammenfassung:	The context and significance of the US' first railroad, the Beacon Hill Railroad in Boston, are discussed. It is argued that, at least through the beginning of the 1840s, British railroad technology and operations created the forms of US railroads and of US innovation in railroading.
ISSN:	0040-165X 1097-3729 1097-3729
DOI:	10.1353/tech.1992.0148