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What is the iron horse and when was it made?

The iron horse is a steam locomotive, use began in the beginning of the 1800's


What is better jessup or iron horse?

Both Jessup and Iron Horse are reputable brands in their respective fields: Jessup is known for their griptape for skateboards, while Iron Horse specializes in bicycles and bike components. The choice between the two would depend on your specific needs and preferences - whether you need griptape for a skateboard or components for a bicycle.


What do you call a hot iron used to mark ownership of an animal?

Branding iron is employed for branding, pressing a heated metal shape against an object or livestock with the intention of leaving an identifying mark. Buy branding iron, wood branding iron or electric branding iron from LWLeathers today. All custom branding irons are made to high precision by CNC in solid brass.


How well does iron conduct electricity?

Yes. Iron can conduct electricity. It is not as good a conductor of electricity as copper but it can conduct electricity. If you see a train or high speed rail with two wires hanging over the track, the top wire is a copper wire and the bottom wire is an iron wire. The copper wire conducts the electricity with very little loss of electricity. The iron wire is able to pass the electricity on to the train while withstanding a lot of wear and tear.


Does a blacksmith shoe horses with iron?

Not anymore; most horse shoes now are steel which doesn't rust and holds up longer than iron. Some show horses are shod with aluminum shoes, which don't hold up as long but are much lighter than steel shoes.

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What is the iron horse?

Its not a horse its a train


What is a iron horse?

An Iron horse is a metaphor for train locomotive


Iron horse rail road in the 1800s?

In the 1800s it was American Indians who began to call the railroads iron horses. They did this because when the train tracks were first built, horses were used to pull the cars down the tracks. Eventually, the horses were replaced with steam locomotives.


What was an iron horse?

a train (steam locomotive)


What did the native Americans call the transcontinental railroad?

iron horse!! A LALALALALA!!!


What form of transpotation was once called the iron horse?

Train


What is iron horse commomly called?

A train or a locomotive engine by Native Americans


What did native Americans use to call trains?

I have read the terms; "iron horse," and "thunder horse."


When the igbo refer to the iron horse what do they mean?

The term "iron horse" used by the Igbo refers to a train or locomotive. It is a metaphorical way of describing a powerful and fast-moving machine that transports people and goods like a horse would.


What do you call 'train' in Hindi?

train , it runs on iron track so , it is called lohpath=iron track and gamene=moves on it lohpath gamene


What is the iron horse and what did it do?

The iron horse is the 19th century term for train. As tracks were laid toward the west they crossed through Native American land. For lack of a better word, since many did not understand this new technology, they began calling it iron horse.


How and why iron horses were better for businessmen than actual horses?

It was a nickname for the train and goods/people could be moved faster than by horse.