The earliest railroads did not have a locomotive- there were several that were built using gravity and mules to moves cars on a track. Among the earliest that actually used a locomotive was the Granite Railway in Quincy Mass (1826). It was 3 miles long, and used to move granite stone from a quarry.
in the south
in the south ~ apex
In the South
farmers used them to move cotton.
The first American Railroad was built in the North, called the Baltimore and Ohio, or B&O Railroad.
1830.
northeast
To build railroads. Apex
they were built around Newcastle, great Britain.
farmers used them to move cotton.
Inside mines. Long before railroads were built.
Scotland
Before railroads were built in Texas, cattle had to be herded on cattle drives to the nearest railroad. The first railroads in the United States ran from east to west. After the railroads were built that ran north and south, the Texas cattle ranchers had less distance to cover to reach a railroad for transport.
they went back to the railroads, where they belong