The Granite Railway was one of the first railroads in the United States, built to carry granite from Quincy, Massachusetts, to a dock on the Neponset...
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Granite (/ˈɡrænɪt/ GRAN-it) is a coarse-grained (phaneritic) intrusive igneous rock composed mostly of quartz, alkali feldspar, and plagioclase. It forms...
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Granite was a small railway station located at Granite, on the Mansfield line in Victoria, Australia. It was opened as Falls Siding in 1892, to serve a...
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Quarrying spurred the construction of railways and vice versa, from the 1826 construction of the Granite Railway in Massachusetts to the modern day. Quarries...
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nation's oldest continuously kept meteorological records. The Granite Railway passed from granite quarries in Quincy to the wharf of Milton on the Neponset...
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a century, Quincy was home to a thriving granite industry; the city was also the site of the Granite Railway, the United States' first commercial railroad...
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was indirectly involved in the Granite Railway. This was the first railroad in the United States, created to carry granite for the construction of the Bunker...
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reportedly had a wooden railroad in operation. Granite, coal and cotton railroads 1826: The Granite Railway in Massachusetts was incorporated by Thomas Handasyd...
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The Central Vermont Railway (reporting mark CV) was a railroad that operated in the U.S. states of Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York...
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the site of the Granite Railway—often credited as being the first railroad in the United States. The former quarries produced granite for over a century...
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March 4 – Gridley Bryant's Granite Railway is incorporated. April 1 – Construction begins in Massachusetts on the Granite Railway, one of the first railroads...
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Bunker Hill Monument (category Granite sculptures in Massachusetts)
granite from nearby Quincy conveyed to the site via the purpose-built Granite Railway, followed by a trip by barge. There are 294 steps to the top. An exhibit...
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The Granite Way is a route of 18 km (11 miles) consisting mainly of a motor traffic-free cycle/walkway between Okehampton (near the railway station) and...
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original frog switch and portion of the superstructure of the famous 1826 Granite Railway in Massachusetts could be viewed. This was the first commercial railroad...
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The Granite City Railway was a street railway that ran in St. Cloud and Sauk Rapids, Minnesota. Railways portal Saint Cloud transit history v t e v t e...
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Chaleurs Railway Barre Granite Railway Bay City Terminal Railway Bay of Chaleurs Railway Bay of Quinte Railway and Navigation Company Bay of Quinte Railway Beauharnois...
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follows the former railbed of the Santa Fe, Prescott and Phoenix Railway through the Granite Dells. This winding portion of the railroad was known as the...
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captures the British 38-gun Kent. 1826 – The Granite Railway begins operations as the first chartered railway in the U.S. 1828 – Morea expedition: The city...
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Wagonway (redirect from Edge railway)
cable cars. Trains portal Barlow rail Granite Railway Guide rail Hay Railway Holy Island Waggonway Horsecar Mine railway Rail profile Verdelis, Nikolaos (1957)...
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Industrial railway Granite Railway Mantrip (shuttle for transporting miners) Mine car Minecart Plateway Quarry tub Rail profile Rail tracks Wagonway Granite Railway...
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an important role in New England ever since the Granite Railway, America's first commercial railway, began operations in Massachusetts in 1826. As industrialization...
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The Haytor Granite Tramway (also called Heytor) was a tramway built to convey granite from Haytor Down, Dartmoor, Devon to the Stover Canal. It was very...
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financier and owner of a majority of the shares. Construction began on the Granite Railway, one of the first railroads in North America, on April 1, 1826, with...
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1826 Massachusetts incorporated Quincy's Granite Railway as a common freight carrier to primarily haul granite for the construction of the Bunker Hill...
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more. Kuppam, a city in Andhra Pradesh is famous for its granite quarries and factories. A granite variety, Kuppam Green, is named after the town as this...
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Jee's Harts Hill Granite and Brick Company's works railways consisted of a narrow gauge light railway and a standard gauge works railway at Hartshill station...
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the first commercial railroad in the US in Milton, Massachusetts (Granite Railway), first rapid transit system (MBTA Green Line), the first limited access...
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The Monkland and Kirkintilloch Railway opens in Scotland. October 7 – The first train operates over the Granite Railway in Massachusetts. November 3 –...
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the railway to Warwick was extended to Stanthorpe and then to the border in 1887, when Wallangarra was established. The countryside around the Granite Belt...
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2007. "Location & Trails". Granite Park Chalet. Retrieved July 7, 2023. Harrison, Laura Soullière (1986). "Great Northern Railway Buildings". National Park...
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