Road versus Rail

Lincoln Highway Heritage Corridor

The rise and fall of the railroad corresponded to the continuing increase of roads, like the Lincoln Highway. Railroads were needed for transportation because roads were virtually impassable. But once new paving techniques made road surfaces durable, ...

Road Versus Rails

The Rivalry Begins

Ellicott City’s Main Street is the National

Pike, part of the road system that moved

Americans west. Only two decades after the

road was constructed, a new transportation

rival appeared. In 1831, America’s first

railroad, the Baltimore & Ohio, introduced

steam engines to the ...