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    What was the first charted railway in the US?

    Question #113469. Asked by star_gazer. (Mar 17 10 8:28 PM)


    Zbeckabee

    		The first American railroad charter was obtained on February 6, 1815, by Colonel John Stevens (1749-1838) of Hoboken, New Jersey. Stevens was granted permission by the government to build and operate a railroad between the Delaware and Raritan Rivers near Trenton, New Jersey, and New Brunswick, Canada. However, Stevens was never able to raise enough money to construct the railroad.

    The Granite Railway, built by Gridley Bryant, was chartered on October 7, 1826. It ran from Quincy, Massachusetts, to the Neponset River—a distance of 3 miles (4-8 kilometers). Its main cargo was granite blocks used in building the Bunker Hill Monument.

    http://www.enotes.com/science-fact-finder/cars-boats-planes-trains/when-was-first-railroad-united-states-chartered

    More history:

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oldest_railroads_in_North_America

    Mar 17 10, 8:51 PM

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