Aired (September 8, 2024): Ever wondered when trains first began to chug along the tracks? Join us as we uncover the fascinating history of the very first train journeys!
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00:00Earlier, Ate Angel left a trivia question and it has a connection to our next feature.
00:05Can you answer this, iBelievers?
00:08The term horsepower was invented as a marketing tool for which machine?
00:13A. Automobile
00:15B. The Train Engine
00:18or C. The Airplane
00:22The answer is B, the Train Engine.
00:26Before machines were invented,
00:28people used to put their cars on rails.
00:32There is proof in ancient Europe and China that carriages were used on rails.
00:36These carriages were pulled by people or animals
00:40who brought food to the construction supply in a faraway place.
00:45This is a well-known tool used by miners
00:47to transport minerals and precious metals from the mountains.
00:50The steam engine was invented in 1698
00:54when the first modern trains were built that can run on steel rails.
00:59Society has changed because of steam-powered trains.
01:02You can now send anything,
01:04food, animals, people, anywhere.
01:07Also, massages have become cheaper
01:10so anyone can ride and visit in a faraway place.
01:14Travel for more!
01:16Originally, trains were made to transport goods.
01:20But since more people need to travel,
01:22passenger cars have become more expensive in the next 30 years.
01:28Electric powered railways were re-invented in the 1830s.
01:33But in the 1880s, electric commuter trains or trolleys became popular in the cities.
01:39This means that you can live outside the city
01:44and commute to work.
01:46But in 1929, there was a Great Depression,
01:49a time of great poverty due to the decline of the economy.
01:53Along with reducing the expenses of Americans,
01:56trolleys were also used.
01:58Another thing that made trolleys difficult was the creation of cars.
02:02Public transportation was no longer needed
02:04if you already had your own car.
02:08My QOTD, or question of the day,
02:10is a 10-year-old i-believer of Quezon City, in Siyan, Lanzang.
02:16When was the first train to the Philippines?
02:21The first train to the Philippines was laid out in 1891.
02:25And it traveled from Manila to Dagupan, Peru, by rail.
02:29It's been a century, right?
02:45You