Process Essay: The Golden Age Of The Train

Railroads are still a big thing in today’s world and very important to be cautious around them as they can kill someone as fast as a blink of an eye. That’s why learning to be safe around railroad tracks is such a big deal, especially when barely starting to drive. There is even laws to prevent deaths from happening. As it is illegal to park closer than 50 feet from the railroad track, a person will get a fine it’s that serious.

Through the years I have been known to be the one to get hurt no matter the situation. You could say I’m very accident prone, my accidents peaked around the time my parents bought a four-wheeler. My first wreck happened when I was racing my dogs around the house and became too focused on watching the dog than where I was going and ran the four-wheeler up a water oak. Even though it didn’t feel great I was more upset about ripping my new fox shirt but this time I came out lucky no injuries other than 180 dollars’ worth of damage to the four-wheeler.

Steam Locomotive Impact on American Industrial Revolution Imagine a world where the fastest means of transportation is riding horseback. Without the steam locomotive, that's how life would be. The steam locomotive is a steam train that revolutionized transportation on railways. Despite originating in Britain, railways made a lasting impact in America. The steam locomotive was a major part in the American industrial revolution making transportation easier, cheaper, and faster.

Before the Gilded Age, transportation of any sort was slow, unreliable, and unavailable. However, with the invention of the assembly line and some invention, mass produced automobiles, subterranean trains, elevated trains and basic airplanes were spread out. Therefore, during the late 19th century, transportation was allowing for extreme expanse of trade and economic capability. One of the most prominent methods of transportation even before this time, railways were experiencing a major change during this time. Though it would eventually cause a stock market crash due to the closure of two major rail businesses, the roads themselves saw considerably more traffic due to a major expansion of the system.

The Tremendous Impact of Railroads on America In the late 19th century, railroads propelled America into an era of unprecedented growth, prosperity, and convenient transportation. Prior to the building of the railroads, America lacked the proper and rapid transportation to make traveling across the country economical or practical. Lengthy travel was often cumbersome, costly, and dangerous.

Railroad crossings, they can be extremely dangerous but they are there because trains are such a valuable part of modern day transportation. With modern day transportation of course we get around faster but it can get more dangerous and that sometimes can't keep people from getting hurt. Many things can get people hurt or even killed, these are the things that you should not do to keep safe and not break the law. One of the first things is never go under or around the gates when they are down, this applies to both pedestrians and vehicles. When approaching a railroad crossing turn down your radio and check both ways make sure you can see at least a mile down the tracks.

Over the Border Every year my family decides what to do for the holidays and where to go. Most of the time I have no say in it because my uncles insist on visiting or they invite us over. It doesn’t help that all of my family lives in Texas, California, and Mexico. This year has been the first time that we have spent Christmas and New Years here at home with just my family in a long time. Last year we took a long trip to Chihuahua, Mexico which is the biggest part/state of Mexico where my mother is from.

Thousands of people die each year from auto accidents. Many deaths caused by speeding leave families devastated. “Speeding accidents about as popular as drinking and driving accidents” (Boyles). Speed limits is supposedly what keeps us safe while out on the road. Many people think that they do not need to follow the speed limit signs.

Late on April 18, a 26-year-old man was struck by a vehicle, suffering non-life threatening injuries. Because the man had crossed the street in the middle of the road, rather than at a crosswalk, the pedestrian was cited. As a pedestrian, you need to be careful when crossing the street, and there are certain things you should never assume. Never assume the driver is always to blame for an accident involving a pedestrian and a vehicle. If you are not using the crosswalk, if you run right in front of vehicle to cross the street, or if you are otherwise not being a safe pedestrian, you could be held either partly or fully responsible for a wreck with a vehicle.

A lot of my colleagues travel around the world on business and see that passenger trains are a main form if mass transportation in other parts of the world. Most of their experiences are travels in Europe between Sweden, Netherlands, UK and Germany. Passenger trains are not as popular in the US but I could see it gain popularity with aggressive pricing and incentives to encourage travelers. Furthermore, if aggressive pricing is not enough the more green better carbon footprint these electric trains offer would possibly encourage the US government to push passenger train traveling as

We have lost many lives because of railroad track and people lack of knowledge when they approach one. A few things that I have learned about crossing railroad tracks is that they are not on a set schedule, so when you are crossing a railroad track you should always assume there is one coming and stop before crossing. All track are considered private property, so you should never just cross them. Trains have to right away all the time, even over emergency vehicles, police, and other vehicles. The only time that you should cross a railroad is at designated pedestrian or roadway crossings, and make sure to always obey the railroad signs that are posted.